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Which is NOT an example of HOW a species could change? a Population isolated for many years b Change in Genes c Species turned into a fossil d Environment could change making it hard for some variations to survive.
c Species turned into a fossil
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All the organisms that constitute a specific group or occur in a specified habitat
Population
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Which of the following have scientists found when they have compared and contrasted an existing species with an extinct species? a They have found similarities and they have found differences. b They have found similarities, but they have not found differences. c There is no way to compare extinct and existing species. d They have found differences, but they have not found similarities.
a They have found similarities and they have found differences.
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Preserved remains of ancient organisms found in sedimentary rock.
Fossil
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Structures that are similar in different species of common ancestry
Homologous Structure
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A paleontologist finds fossils in three layers of sedimentary rocks. Where would the youngest fossils be located? a On top b In the middle c At the bottom
On Top
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Something slightly different from another of the same type
Variation
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Evolution is a scientific theory, which means it is an idea that is not well respected by the scientific community. True/False?
False
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Process by which organisms that are most suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully.
Natural Selection
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What is TRUE about environmental conditions on earth? a Environmental conditions on earth changed in the past, but they are not changing now. b Environmental conditions on earth have always been the same, except for minor changes from year to year. c Environmental conditions on earth changed in the past, and they are changing now. d Environmental conditions on earth stayed the same in the past, but they are changing now.
c Environmental conditions on earth changed in the past, and they are changing now.
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Which animals did Darwin see by the Galagos that really started him thinking about natural selection and survival of the fittest? a hawks b finches c robins d sparrows
b finches
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In science, a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that can incorporate fact, laws, inferences, and tested hypotheses.
Scientific Theory
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I need to use this technique to find out the exact age of a fossil: a Exact Dating b Radioactive Dating c Relative Dating d Deposition Dating
b Radioactive Dating
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Was one of the early sources of data relevant to the study of evolution.
Fossil
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What have scientists found when they compare species alive today with fossils of extinct species? a Fossils can not tell us about extinct species. b They have found there are differences between them but are not similar in any way. c Some are similar to each other, some are different d Some are similar but none are different
c Some are similar to each other, some are different
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Look at the events below. Select the events that are in the correct order from oldest to newest. a Humans, Reptiles, Birds b Algae, Dinosaurs, Humans c Trilobites, Algae, Dinosaurs d Formation of Earth, Dinosaurs, Trilobites
b Algae, Dinosaurs, Humans
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Something slightly different from another of the same type
Variation
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Features such as a long neck, leathery skin, camoflage may help a species survive and reproduce. We call them:
Adaptations
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Preserved remains of ancient organisms found in sedimentary rock.
Fossil
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Darwin said this causes evolution to happen: a competition b natural selection c overproduction
b natural selection
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No longer existing or living
Extinction
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What was the mechanism that Darwin used to explain how evolution occurs? a Natural selection b Variation c Overproduction d Competition
a Natural selection
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Fossils can be used for which of the following? a To compare the features of extinct species with those of existing species, but not to study the anatomical features of extinct species. b Neither to compare the features of extinct species with those of existing species not to study the anatomical feature of extinct species. c To study the anatomical features of extinct species, but not to compare the features of extinct species with those of existing species. d To study the anatomical features of extinct species and to compare the features of the extinct species with those of existing species.
d To study the anatomical features of extinct species and to compare the features of the extinct species with those of existing species.
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Inheritable characteristic that increases an organisms ability to survive and reproduce in an environment
Adaptation
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What do they call parts of a species that they have but no longer use (i.e. Human's Tailbone)
vestigal structures
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