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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich process forms fossils?variationadaptationmineralization
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe sudden disappearance of a type of fossil in the fossil record is evidence of what?extinctioncamouflagecarbonization
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHomogous body parts do NOT always have similar what?locationsfunctionsstructures
- 4. Multiple ChoicePatterns in the fossil record show that species on Earth do what?change over timeadapt to all environmental changesappear on Earth independence of existing species
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat determines how closely related two species are?how much they compete for foodhow closely they live to one anotherhow recently they shared a common ancestor
- 6. Multiple ChoiceStudying relationships between organisms by comparing their structures is called what?molecular biologycomparative anatomyembryology
- 7. Multiple ChoiceStudying relationships between organisms by comparing their embryos is called what?molecular biologycomparative anatomyembryology
- 8. Multiple ChoiceStudying relationships between organisms by comparing their genes and proteins is called what?molecular biologycomparative anatomyembryology
- 9. Multiple ChoiceCamouflage and mimicry are what type of adaptation?structuralbehavioralfunctional
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA helpful variation can lead to what?adaptationextinction
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAn adaptation can be classified asstructural, behavioral or functionalgood, bad or uglybig, little or medium
- 12. Multiple ChoiceTwo ways scientists can find the age of a fossil arerelative age dating and absolute age datingdigging and uncoveringdrawing and guessing
- 13. Multiple ChoiceScientists use molecular biology (studying genes) to determine that DNA mutates at predictable rates. They use this ____________ __________ to estimate at what time in the past living species diverged from common ancestors.molecular clockfossil rockDNA block
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat two observations helped Charles Darwin in his development of the theory of evolution by natural selection?variation and adaptationturtles and rabbitsancestors and environments
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of organisms form fossil casts?organisms with shellsplantsinsects
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of organisms form carbon films?organisms with shellsfish, insects and plant leaves
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