Natural Selection: Section 2

Descriptions of natural phenomena are considered...

• laws

• scientific theories

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A group of tested propositions that can be used as an explanation for phenomena is...

• laws

• scientific theory

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Summarizes a set of observations about a natural phenomena.

• laws

• scientific theory

Explains WHY natural phenomena occur.

• laws

• scientific theory

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A change in organisms over time is...

• natural selection

• evolution

• competition

• fossil record

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The process of natural selection results in...

• evolution

• a change in organisms's traits over time

• a change in organism's DNA over time

• a change in population composition

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Which of the following are used as evidence to support the theory of evolution?

• Fossil Record

• Homologous & Vestigial Structures

• Genetics

• Developmental Embryology

• Cave Drawings

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A method used to date rock or fossil through radiometric dating methods.

• Absolute Dating

• Relative Dating

• Blind Dating

• Speed Dating

A method used to date rock or fossil by comparing its location in the fossil layer to fossils/layers that the age is already known.

• Absolute Dating

• Relative Dating

• Blind Dating

• Speed Dating

Uses the breakdown of various isotopes to determine age.

• Absolute Dating

• Relative Dating

• Blind Dating

• Speed Dating