Evolution Unit Review

What type of fossil is comprised of fossilized plant material?

The principle of superposition states that the oldest rock is found:

_______ is the passing of traits from parent to young.

Considered the co-developer of the theory of evolution through natural selection.

Which of the following is a vestigial structure found in whales?

A physical barrier that separates a population causes:

An offspring inherits both dominant and recessive alleles for a trait. The offspring is a:

The theory of natural selection describes how species change overtime to become adapted to their environment.

The most accurate type of fossil dating is: relative dating

Which is NOT used as evidence of evolution?

A cladogram shows relationships between a number of species.

Embryology studies the ______ of embryos

The Following image is an example of:

Evolution is influenced mainly by _______, which changes over time.

Trace fossil shows ____ of an organism

What explains why three zebras in a zoo do not have the same pattern of stripes on their bodies?

A(n) ______ is a copy of a mold's shape.

A species becomes separated by a mountain range and speciation occurs. What method is this called?

A fossil that is a hollow place shaped like an organism is a ____ fossil.

The following image is an example of:

Adaptations:

A new species can form in what type of evolution?

Darwin's finches display what mechanism of evolution?

Which scientist developed the theory of acquired characteristics?

The image is an example of what type of fossil?

Radioactive decay is used to determine the date of fossils when using what method:

An inherited behavior that helps an organism survive is a:

The process by which two species develop similar feature despite not sharing a common ancestor.

Charles Darwin gave to science the theory of ____________.

______ occurs when humans intervene in nature.