Adaptations Over Time Chapter 6 Test

Physical appearance almost identical to modern humans; cared for their elderly and buried their dead.

Who shares common characteristics with gorillas?

A model of evolution showing slow change_____.

________small brain cavity, but humanlike jaw and teeth.

The moments of indivduals into or out of a population provides a source of _________to a population.

Mutations produced large changes in a population in a short period of time.

Who was the least like modern humans?

The fossil record is___.

__________lived in East Africa 1.5 to 2 million years ago.

Fossils show a sequence of differences between the earliest camels and the camels of today.

Homo habilis was given its name because______.

_________lived in family groups in caves in Africa 125,000 to 35,000 years ago.

Species of bacteria show resistance to antibiotics.

Change in the hereditary features over time is _______.

____________is not a characteristic of hominids.

Larger brain than former ancestor; made small stone tools.

A group of organisms whose members look alike and successfully reproduce are______.

Short, heavy body; hunted with well-made stone tools.

_________lived in Europe, Asia, and Australia in art-decorated caves 40,000 to 10,000 years ago.

Model of evolution showing rapid change_____.

___________lived in South Africa 2.9 to 3.4 million years ago.

Body parts with no apparent function are___.

The species Homo sapiens means___________.

DNA studies show that the closest relative to a bear is the___.

__________is not a characteristic of Australopithecus.

______is/are not a characteristic of all primates.

Scientists can estimate the age of a fossil by comparing the amount of ____________with the amount of ________.

Body part similar in origin and structure is____.

The explanation that species evolve by keeping traits that their parents developed during their lives was proposed by___

The theory of ___________results in organisms with traits best suited to their environment.

All of the following except ______provide evidence for evolution.

Remains of life from another time are called___.

Most fossils are found in_________.

Variations are important in populations because they can lead to_______.