Evolution

1. What is the basis for differentiating between relative and absolute dating in biological evolution?

• Fossils
• Radiometric dating
• Rock layers
• Fossil record

2. How can the relative age of a fossil be determined?

• Position in the rock
• Radioactive decay
• Fossil record
• Carbon dating

3. What can be inferred from anatomical similarities and differences among modern and fossil organisms?

• Evolutionary relationships
• Geographical distribution
• Genetic mutations
• Environmental adaptations

4. How can the structural characteristics of an extinct organism be compared with present organisms?

• Fossil record
• DNA analysis
• Comparative anatomy
• Extinction patterns

5. What does the fossil record provide data for in terms of the existence and change of life forms?

• Patterns
• Extinction
• Diversity
• Natural laws

6. What distinguishes relative dating from absolute dating in the context of fossils?

• Position in the rock
• Radioactive decay
• Fossil record
• Geologic time scale

7. How can information about radioactive decay be used for absolute dating?

• Determine the age of fossils
• Measure geological time
• Assess evolutionary relationships
• Analyze DNA structure

8. What can the anatomical similarities and differences between modern and fossil organisms reveal?

• Common ancestry
• Environmental adaptations
• Genetic mutations
• Fossil preservation

9. Which method provides information about the diversity and extinction of life forms in the past?

• Fossil record
• Genetic analysis
• Ecological modeling
• Geological surveys

10. How does the assumption of natural laws operating consistently apply to the interpretation of the fossil record?

• Patterns of change
• Extinction events
• Geographical distribution
• Geological time scale