Science Final 2022

Which of the following is considered a scientific theory?

• Absolute Dating

• Fossil Record

• Evolution

• Overproduction

A fossil made of hardened minerals in the shape of the original organism or one of its parts is called

• Mold

• Variation

• Amber

• Cast

On the Beage, Charles Darwin's job was to

• study the formation of the Galapagos islands

• Learn about the living things he saw on the voyage

• make a map of the world

• find evidence of extinct species

The techinque that allows scientists to determine the actual age of a fossil is called

• Absolute dating

• gradualism

• natural selection

• relative dating

An adaptation is any trait that helps an organism

• Survive and reproduce

• Fight better

• Overproduce variations

• become larger and stronger

Fossils form when they become buried in

• molds

• leaves, stem, and roots

• sediments

• radioactive elements

A species is a group of similar organisms that can

• successfully compete against other species

• overproduce helpful traits

• adapt to new environmental conditions

• mate and produce fertile offspring

A process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce is called

• evolution

• variation

• adaptation

• natural selection

The author of the Origin of the Species is

• Albert Einstein

• Anton Von Leeuwwnhoek

• Charles Darwin

• Charles Finnigan

Which term refers to a species that no longer has any living members

• Extinction

• Fossilized

• Molded

• Petrified