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- 1. Multiple Choice
Pattern of descent of organisms, similar to a family tree.
morphology
phylogeny
evolutionary relationship
fossil record
- 2. Multiple Choice
In any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest is on top and the oldest on bottom.
morphology
phylogeny
evolutionary relationship
law of superposition
- 3. Multiple Choice
The total number of fossils that have been discovered and the information gained from them.
law of superposition
evolutionary relationship
fossil record
morphology
- 4. Multiple Choice
Variation of living things present in a particular ecosystem.
biological diversity
morphology
fossil record
law of superposition
- 5. Multiple Choice
An ancestor that two or more descendants have in common
biological diversity
common ancestor
law of superposition
a cousin
- 6. Multiple Choice
The arrangement of things following one after another in time
chronological order
morphology
fossil record
evolutionary relationship
- 7. Multiple Choice
Remains or impression of a prehistoric organism
common ancestor
fossil
biological diversity
law of superposition
- 8. Multiple Choice
Studies the evolutionary processes that
produced the diversity of life on Earth,
starting from a single common ancestor.
These processes include natural selection,
common descent, and speciation
morphology
embryology
paleontology
evolutionary biology
- 9. Multiple Choice
Branch of biology and medicine concerned with the study of embryos and their development
morphology
evolutionary biology
embryology
paleontology
- 10. Multiple Choice
Branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants
embryology
morphology
evolutionary biology
paleontology
- 11. Multiple Choice
Branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms, and with relationships between their structures
morphology
paleontology
embryology
evolutionary biology
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