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Block ______
Introduction to Evolution HW
Matching: Match the term with the best description
____1) Fossil
a) A characteristic or trait that helps an organisms
survive.
____2) Sedimentary Rock
b) The remnants of once useful structures.
____3) Adaptation
c) Traveled the Galapagos Islands and studied the
theory of evolution.
____4) Vestigial Structure
d) Organisms that have similar characteristics and
can reproduce to make fertile offspring.
____5) Species
e) The solid remains or imprint of a once living
organisms.
____6) Charles Darwin
f) The process which organisms change over time.
____7) Evolution
g) Type of material that allows organism to easily
fossilize.
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8) Which fossil layer is the oldest? _______________
E
9) Which fossil layer is the youngest? _____________
D
_____10) Which of the following is true regarding
fossils?
a) the deeper the fossil the younger it is.
C
b) deeper fossils look like present day organisms.
c) fossils are easy to find.
B
A
d) deeper fossils are more likely organisms that are
extinct.
Type of evolutionary evidence
Label the type of evolutionary evidence underneath to the picture that best supports it.
Embryology, Structural, DNA
Human- A T C G T T A G C
Chimpanzee- A T C G T T A G C
Gorilla- A C C G T T A G G
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------In your notes we discussed adaptations (see notes page with camel).
A giraffe shown to the left has other adaptations that helps it
survive. Name one adaptation that a giraffe can have and explain
how it helps the organism
Adaptation:__________________________________________
Explain: _____________________________________________
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