B.8 Evidence of Evolution 4 choice

the remains or traces of an organism that died long ago

• Fossil

• Superpostion

• Relative Age

• Absolute Age

if the rock strata at a location have not been disturbed then the lowest stratum was formed before the strata above it

• Fossil

• Superpostion

• Relative Age

• Absolute Age

Estimation of the time since formation of rocks

• Fossil

• Superpostion

• Relative Age

• Absolute Age

a rock or fossils age compared to that of other rocks

• Fossil

• Superpostion

• Relative Age

• Absolute Age

the study of the locations of organisms around the world

• Biogeography

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

anatomical structures that occur in different species that originated in a common ancestor

• Biogeography

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

anatomical structure that have closely related functions but do not share a common ancestor

• Biogeography

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

serve no function but resemble structures with functional roles in related organisms

• vestigal structures

• phylogeny

the relationship s by ancestry among groups of organisms.

• vestigal structures

• phylogeny

The variety of organisms considered at all levels from populations to ecosystems

• Biodiversity

• Taxonomy

• Taxon

• Kingdom