How Do Fossils Provide Evidence That Evolution Has Happened on Earth?

If modern organisms have a lot of homologous structures, what inference might paleontologists make about those organisms?

• They are reptiles

• One organism evolved from the other.

• The organisms have a common ancestor

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Which of the following is the collection of life's remains found in sedimentary rock?

• natural selection

• homologous structures

• Charles Darwin

• the fossil record

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If you know the age of a rock, you know the relative age of the _________________ that was found inside.

• sticky tar

• fossil

• amber

• ice

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Which of the following can be learned by using the fossil record?

• When organisms changed or evolved

• when organisms appeared on Earth

• when organisms became extinct

• All the above

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By determining the age of fossils, scientists can reconstruct the history of life on Earth

• True

• False

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_________________ show clear changes in an organism over time, the environment organisms lived in, the time period the organism lived in, and where the organism lived.

• DNA

• Vestigial structures

• Fossils

• Homologous structures

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Which of the following best explains how fossils provide evidence for evolution?

• Fossils show the direct ancestors of modern species.

• Fossils demonstrate the gradual changes in species over time.

• Fossils are identical to living organisms.

• Fossils are only found in volcanic rock.

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What can scientists learn from the fossil record about the history of life on Earth?

• The exact lifespan of individual organisms.

• The diet of every extinct species.

• The sequence of evolutionary changes over time.

• The color of ancient organisms.

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How do transitional fossils support the theory of evolution?

• They show a sudden appearance of new species.

• They provide evidence of gradual change between species.

• They are identical to modern species.

• They are found only in one location.

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Which of the following is a method used to date fossils and determine their age?

• Carbon dating

• Magnetic resonance imaging

• X-ray diffraction

• Ultrasound scanning