These forelimbs, from different organisms, show common ancestry because:

They have the same basic structure (design)

They perform the same function (job)

A scientist finds dinosaur fossils in the BOTTOM layer of a cliff and mammal fossils in the TOP layer. What can be inferred?

dinosaurs were eaten by mammals

both organisms lived at the same time

Which of these scenarios is an example of NATURAL selection ?

Wolves with thick coats survive a cold winter more than wolves with thin coats. Thick-coated wolves have more offspring the following spring.

Farmers crossbreed two types of cows to produce a cow that has high-quality beef and can tolerate a hot climate.

Dogs of the same breed, with a desirable coat color, are bred with one another to produce puppies with that same coat color.

Which describes a likely reason WHY a species would become extinct after a mass ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ?

There are not enough members of a species born with a trait necessary to survive in the new environment.

The environmental changes leads to fewer predators.

The change in the environment creates more resources and less competition.

There is more living space for the species in the changed environment.

Which is an example of a COMMUNITY?

All the Hawks, Squirrels, Oak trees in Rolling Meadows.

All the hawks in Rolling Meadows.

All the Hawks, Squirrels, Oak trees and Water in Rolling Meadows.

All the Hawks, Squirrels, Oak trees and Water in a Forest.

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A group of organisms that share similar characteristics and CAN reproduce with one another.

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The remains, imprints or preserved evidence of a prehistoric organism.

Inherited trait that makes an individual physically DIFFERENT from other members of the same species.

Survival of the Fittest. Individuals that are best suited to their environment will survive & reproduce.

SIMILAR body parts among different species indicating that they possibly share a common ancestor.

Inherited trait that HELPS an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.

A group of organisms that share similar characteristics and CAN reproduce with one another.

Body part that is no longer needed for survival, but may have served an important function in the organism's ancestor.

When organisms work against one other for a RESOURCE that is in short supply.

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