9B Fossil Record Vocabulary.S26
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
fossil dating
a dying out or coming to an end
common descent
the concept that different organisms are derived from a common ancestor
stasis
assigning a period of time to; determining the age of
fossil record
a condition or period of time with little or no change
extinction
the remains or imprints of organisms from earlier geological periods preserved in sedimentary rock
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2.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
punctuated equilibrium
A group of organisms so similar that they can reproduce and have a fertile offspring
abrupt
the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution
species
sudden or unexpected
gradualism
the hypothesis that evolutionary development is marked by isolated episodes of rapid speciation between long periods of little or no change
speciation
A model of evolution in which gradual change over a long period of time leads to biological change
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is chronological order?
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is diversity?
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The mineralized remains of organisms, showing how long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured
Diversity
Endangered
Fossils
Crude Oil
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
variations
species
molds
casts
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs gradually over time as a slow and constant process is known as
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