According to the Law of Superposition, fossils found in deeper layers of rock are _______ than fossils found in more shallow rock layers.

• younger

• older

• same age

• impossible to tell

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The wing of a bird and the wing of a bat are considered to be _____ structures.

• analogous

• homologous

• vestigial

• none of these

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Which of the following scientists is most closely associated with evolutionary theory?

• Gregor Mendel

• Jean Baptiste Lamarck

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wallace

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What is an advantage of using radioactive dating techniques for fossil age?

• determines a more precise age in years

• shows that oldest rock layers are always on the top layer

• uses index fossils to determine age of fossils

• shows that youngest rock layers are always on the top layer

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Which statement is consistent with this evidence and explains how ancient coral reef fossils can be found high in the mountains far from any sea?

• huge tidal wave pushed marine life up into mountains

• prehistoric man carried fish into the mountains from the sea

• land was uplifted to form the mountains was once covered by the sea

• fish were thrown into the mountains by a tremendous volcanic explosion

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The difference in physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)

• variation

• species

• change

• adaptation

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What did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations on the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

• identical species on all the islands

• the same species as in North America

• different species on different islands based upon food sources

• all of the species on one of the islands

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Which of the following lists the four main principles of the theory of natural selection?

• adaptation, inheritance of acquired characteristics, heritability, variation

• adaptation, inheritance of acquired characteristics, overproduction, artificial selection

• adaptation, heritability, variation, fossilization

• adaptations, descent with modification, overproduction, variation

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The ability of an organism to produce many offspring, some of which may not survive is called

• adaptation

• overproduction

• descent with modification

• variation

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Which type of beak on a finch would be better for eating small, soft seeds?

• large beak

• medium beak

• small beak

• there is no difference in the beaks, so any