Evolution

The evolutionary history of the development of an organism is portrayed...

• on a cladogram

• through speciation

• in its phylogeny

• in a fossil

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When organisms that are closely related generate differences over time that lead to speciation, we call this?

• convergent evolution

• divergent evolution

• phylogeny

• the law of superposition

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The method for calculating the age of archeological specimens is called what?

• the fossil record

• radiometric dating

• the law of superposition

• speciation

The branch of science concerned with the classification of organisms is called what?

• taxonomy

• speciation

• anatomy

• descent

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What is one of the units of DNA that determines the structure and function of an organism?

• a gene

• an embryo

• anatomy

• a trait

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This image is an example of what?

• a cladogram

• a fossil

• survival of the fittist

• divergent evolution

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 ________ is the range of natural characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.

• Inheritance

• Descent

• Natural selection

• Embryonic development

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Which of these layers is the youngest?

• cenozonic

• mesozoic

• paleozoic

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Which of the following give proof to the theory of evolution?

• embryonic development

• phylogeny

• anatomy of ancient and modern organisms

• fossil records

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_________ is the continued existence of organisms that are better adapted to their environment than others.

• Survival of the fittest

• Natural selection

• Population

• Competition

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