Concept 3 - Evidence of Evolution

A fossil is

• any dead organism
• a copy of a rock
• the preserved remains or traces of an organism
• none of these

Which statement is true about the fossil record?

• It is a record of all living things
• It shows how our climate has remained the same over time
• It provides evidence for history of life on Earth
• It does not support the theory of evolution

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Which of the following could lead to the gradual extinction of a species? (Choose 2)

• Meteor Strike

• Rising Sea Levels

• Massive Volcanic Eruption

• Glaciation

True or False: Evidence from the fossil record shows that species change gradually over time.

• True

• False

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What theory proposes that evolution occurs steadily in tiny changes over long periods of time?

• gradualism

• relative dating

• natural selection

• punctuated equilibria

What is is the study of how and why plants and animals live where they do?

• Evolution

• Adaptive Radiation

• Biogeography

• Biogeology

According to the theory of evolution, which of the following statements is true?

• Humans evolved from chimpanzees

• Chimpanzees evolved from humans

• There is no evolutionary relationship between humans and chimpanzees

• Humans and chimps evolved from common ancestors

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If the fossil record of human evolution is incomplete, why do scientists still believe humans evolved from ape-like ancestors?

• Because existing evidence in the fossil record strongly suggests it

• Because scientists make a lot of money by promoting the theory of evolution

• Because the theory of evolution is more than 100 years old, which means it must be correct

• Because humans and apes look similar to one another

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What is embryology?

•          Adaptation.
• The study of fetus and embryo development, and fertilization.
•            Evolution.
•  The study of fossils.

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How does embryology support the Theory of Evolution?

• It shows that they have a common ancestor because of their similarities.
•          I'm not sure.
• Animals change over time.