Chapter 12 Test Review

What is the study of similarities and differences among structures of living species?

• vestigial structure

• analogous structure

• homologous structure

• comparative anatomy

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What can be learned about a fossil using a relative-age dating?

• its age based on radioactive

• its age compared to others fossils

• its age in exact years

• its age based on isotopes

What is a major cause of extinction?

• biological evolution

• carbonization

• environmental change

• mineralization

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What is the dead organisms compressed over time and pressure drives off the organism's liquids and gases

• carbonization

• trace fossil

• mineralization

• original material

What is the original tissues of an organism buried in absence of oxygen for long periods of time?

• carbonization

• original material

• mineralization

• trace fossil

What is it called when minerals in water replace the organism's original material and harden into rock?

• carbonization

• original material

• mineralization

• trace fossil

What is preserved evidence of the activity of an organism?

• trace fossil

• mineralization

• original material

• carbonization

Which is an example of a sudden change that could lead to the extinction of species?

• sea level changes

• Earth's tectonic plates move

• a mountain range isolates a species

• volcanic eruption

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What is a scientist called when they observe animals in their habitat?

• microbiologist

• botanist

• naturalist

• geneticist

Which do the images to the left represent?

• embryological structure

• vestigial structure

• analogous structure

• homologous structure

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