Evidence of Evolution

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What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

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Species change over time.

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How do fossils provide evidence that evolution has happened on Earth?

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Fossils show how life forms present today are different than those from the past.

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Which is not evidence for evolution?

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All of these are evidence for evolution.

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What is used to find common proteins and amino acids to determine how closely related species are?

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DNA.

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What suggests that organisms share a common ancestry?

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Homologous structures.

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What are vestigial structures?

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Structures that have lost their original function through evolution.

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What is adaptive radiation?

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The process by which organisms diversify rapidly into a variety of forms to adapt to different environments.

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What are homologous structures?

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Structures with the same parts but different functions, indicating a common ancestor.

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What is the fossil record?

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The history of life as documented by fossils, showing changes in species over time.

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What is natural selection?

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The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.