Evolution

What can help a scientist know the approximate age of bones?

• the soil it is found in
• the index fossils in the area
• the type of rock it is formed in
• absolute dating

What would indicate that a series of fossils represent evolution?

• the fossils were identical
• the fossils were found in the same layers of rock
• the fossils show similarities
• the fossils were completely different

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Change over time is

• evolution
• generation
• growth
• biogenesis

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What animal is Darwin known for studying?

• dinosaurs
• tunicates
• finches
• horses

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Natural selection is

• survival of the fittest
• humans change
• two species are the same
• more animals survive

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This makes an organism more suited to its enviornment

• species
• lifespan
• adaptation
• mutation

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Surviving and reproducing show that an organism

• is adapting
• is not adapting
• is forming fossils
• is not reproducing

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Who was Charles Darwin?

• A naturalist who came up with the theory of evolution
• A scientist who studied plants
• A geologist who looked at rocks and fossils
• A paleontologist who studied dinosaurs

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Which of the following is a fossil?

• a plant that has recently died
• a group of organisms that can reproduce
• a structure or organ that no longer functions
• a trace of an organisms that existed in the past

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What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

• natural selection
• inheritance
• artificial selection
• descent withOUT modification