Evolution Unit review
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1. The separation
of organisms from one another is called? Can lead to the creation of a new species. - isolation
- 2. The study of the structure of living things is called?
- anatomy
- 3. Name the rock that has formed layer by layer over many years.
- sedimentary
- 4. If a species dies out, it is said to be ____________.
- extinct
- 5. The name of the ship that Darwin sailed?
- H.M.S Beagle
- 6. In what kind of rock can most fossils be found?
- sedimentary
- 7. Charles Darwin sailed to this island and found many unique species.
- Galapagos
- 8. Differences between organisms of the same species is called ________________.
- Varaiation
- 9. The survival of organisms best adapted to the environment is called ____________.
- Natural Selection
- 10. This type of evidence for evolution involves looking at developing organisms.
- Embryology
- 11. All of the fossils that scientists have found is called _________________.
- Fossil record
- 12. Changes in genes that results in changes in the offspring is called ____________.
- Mutations
- 13. The rate at which a radio-active element decays is called ___________.
- Half-Life
- 14. A change in species over time is called ___________.
- Evolution
- 15. Method used to find the date of fossils based on where they were found in the rock layer.
- Relative dating