Biological Evolution

Change over time...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 

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Who is the father of evolution?

• Darwin
• Mendel
• Newton
• Einstein

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When all of the organisms of a species have died it is called

• evolution
• extinction
• adaptation
• natural selection

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Which layer is the oldest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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A remnant or trace of an organism from the past is called a _______.

• Ancestor
• Skeleton
• Fossil
• Imprints

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Over time, adaptions can lead populations to experience 

• environmental changes
• genetic changes
• geological changes
• extinction

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Relative dating

• gives the exact age of rocks and fossils
• is when you date your cousin
• gives the approximate age of rocks
• tells us who to trust

To adjust to a changing environment

• Mutation
• Adapt

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Which statement is true about the fossil record?

• It is a record of all living things
• It shows how our climate has remained the same over time
• It provides evidence for history of life on Earth
• It does not support the theory of evolution

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In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• rocky

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