9B Fossil Record Vocabulary.S26

Match the following

• common descent

• the concept that different organisms are derived from a common ancestor

• fossil dating

• assigning a period of time to; determining the age of

• stasis

• a dying out or coming to an end

• extinction

• the remains or imprints of organisms from earlier geological periods preserved in sedimentary rock

• fossil record

• a condition or period of time with little or no change

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Match the following

• abrupt

• A model of evolution in which gradual change over a long period of time leads to biological change

• species

• the hypothesis that evolutionary development is marked by isolated episodes of rapid speciation between long periods of little or no change

• punctuated equilibrium

• sudden or unexpected

• gradualism

• A group of organisms so similar that they can reproduce and have a fertile offspring

• speciation

• the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution

What is chronological order?

• When organisms are descended from a single ancestor
• The quality or state of having many different forms
• The arrangement of things in the order which they occurred
• Layers of rock that are successfully deposited on top of each other and are distinguishable

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What is diversity?

• When organisms are descended from a single ancestor
• The quality or state of having many different forms
• The arrangement of things in the order which they occurred
• Layers of rock that are successfully deposited on top of each other and are distinguishable

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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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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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The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs gradually over time as a slow and constant process is known as

• speciation
• punctuated equilibrium
• gradualism
• microevolution

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The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs in periods of rapid change separated by periods of little or no change is called

• divergence
• gradualism
• punctuated equilibrium
• isolation

What is the most correct definition of evolution?

• Change over time. 
• Animals changing over time. 
• Organisms changing over time.
• Species changing over time. 

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According to evolutionary theory, all living things have a common

• Purpose

• Function

• Ancestor

• Phone Number

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