The study of the similarities and differences of body structures of different species

• comparative embryology

• comparative anatomy

• evolution

• fossil evidence

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To change the frequencies of alleles in a population over time; biological change over time. 

• natural selection

• theory of evolution

• evidence

• evolution

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Any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age

• fossil evidence

• anatomical evidence

• embryological evidence

• genetic evidence

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Process by which organisms with favorable traits produce more successful offspring than organisms with less-favorable traits, causing the favorable traits to become more common in the population

• evolution

• natural selection

• fossil record

• pedigree

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How are these rocks deposited?

• By volcanoes

• In chronological order

• By earthquakes

• by putting the oldest on top

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A group of organisms with similar characteristics that are able to interbreed or exchange genetic material

• species

• population

• organisms

• animals

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An explanation for how living things change over time.

• Natural selection

• Genetic Variation

• Theory of Evolution

• Survival of the fittest

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What are the different types of evidence for evolution?

• fossils

• DNA similarities

• similarities in embryos

• similarities in anatomy

• all of the above

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complex life forms are in the newest rocks.

• true

• false

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In rocks more than 1 billion years old, you would find a single-celled organism.

• True

• False

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