Evolution

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The theory that organisms have slowly changed over time...

• fossil record

• relative dating

• evolution

• adaptation

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Darwin studied....

Select all that apply

• finch beaks

• variations in species

• fossils on the Galapagos Islands

• all of the above

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Relative dating means...

• dating a relative

• comparing two fossils and determining which is older

• Using carbon to identify the exact age of a fossil

• none of the above

The following evidence supports the theory of evolution: Check all that apply.

• similar body structures in organisms

• Similar DNA in organisms

• population trends

• ancient fossils revealing adaptations of organisms

• natural selection

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This scientist came up with the idea of natural selection.

• Jean Baptiste Lamarck
• Gregor Mendel
• Charles Darwin
• Thomas Malthus

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Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.

• Fossil
• Adaptation
• Ancestor
• Natural selection

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Survival of the fittest or when favorable adaptations reproduce faster is called what?

• Evolution
• Adaptation
• Natural selection
• Fossilization

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Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry

• vestigial structures
• homologous structures
• adaptive radiation
• fossil

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The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossil A and C are the same age
  
• Fossil B is older than fossil C
• Fossils A is older than fossil B
• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....

• Adaption
• Extinction
• Fossilization
• Mutation