Which evidence uses preserved remains of ancient organisms to support evolution?, Moon phases, Sound waves, Fossils, Weather maps, Biogeography studies the ____ of species., Distribution, Speed, Diet, Color, Comparative morphology compares organism ____., Smells, Songs, Dreams, Structures, A fossil sequence in rock layers can show ____ over time., Silence, Change, Darkness, Stillness, Older fossils are usually found in ____ rock layers., Thin, Lower, Upper, Broken, Similar bone patterns in different animals suggest ____ ancestry., Unknown, Separate, Sudden, Common, Homologous structures are evidence of ____., Shared ancestry, Random color, Different planets, Instant creation, The fin of a whale and arm of a human are ____ structures., Unrelated, Identical, Homologous, Useless, Island species often resemble nearby mainland species because of ____., Weather only, Magic, Luck, Common ancestry, Darwin observed different finch beaks on the Galápagos, supporting ____., Hibernation, Stability, Adaptation, Cloning, Biogeography strongly supports evolution when isolated areas have many ____ species., Unique, Microscopic only, Identical, Invisible, A transitional fossil shows features of ____ groups., Unrelated, Two, Zero, Ten, Archaeopteryx is important because it links reptiles and ____., Fungi, Mammals, Birds, Fish, Comparative morphology can reveal structures with different functions but the same ____ plan., Basic, Color, Texture, Weight, Vestigial structures are reduced features inherited from ____., Bacteria only, Ancestors, Rocks, Predators, The human tailbone is an example of a ____ structure., Defensive, Analogous, Temporary, Vestigial, Fossils found in a chronological order suggest species can ____., Shrink forever, Change, Disappear daily, Freeze, Biogeography helps explain why marsupials are common in ____., Australia, Antarctica only, Europe, Africa only, The study of where living and fossil species occur is called ____., Meteorology, Ecology, Genetics, Biogeography, Similar embryos and body structures can support the idea of ____ descent., Instant, Solar, Common, Equal, Which type of evidence compares body parts among species?, Astronomy, Morphology, Chemistry, Cartography, Species on oceanic islands are often most closely related to species from the nearest ____., Volcano, Glacier, Mainland, Desert, A whale's pelvic bones support evolution because they are ____., New organs, Feathers, Plant parts, Vestigial, Fossils of marine organisms on mountains suggest Earth and life have ____ over time., Changed, Doubled, Vanished, Stopped, Analogous structures have similar functions but different ____., Sizes only, Colors only, Habitats only, Origins, Homologous structures are most useful as evidence for evolution because they indicate ____., Relatedness, Age only, Diet only, Speed only, The fossil record is incomplete, but it still shows broad patterns of ____., Evaporation, Rotation, Descent, Silence, When continents separate, populations may evolve differently because of geographic ____., Decoration, Isolation, Repetition, Measurement, Comparative morphology supports evolution by showing repeated ____ in body design., Colors, Patterns, Mistakes, Names, Fossils can reveal extinct species that are ____ to modern species., Related, Identical, Invisible, Imaginary, Why are transitional fossils important?, They predict weather, They make food, They stop erosion, They show change, Species living in similar environments on different continents may look alike due to ____ evolution., Backward, Stopped, Convergent, Chemical, Convergent evolution often produces ____ structures., Analogous, Embryonic, Homologous, Vestigial, Secondary sources about fossils include textbooks, reviews, and ____ articles., Travel, Fiction, Reference, Recipe, A textbook summary of island species can be used as a ____ source., Chemical, Secondary, Primary, Fossil, Comparative morphology often examines limbs, skulls, and ____., Planets, Shadows, Clouds, Skeletons, The forelimbs of cats, bats, and humans share many bones because of ____., Common ancestry, Same age, Same color, Same size, Biogeography provides evidence for evolution by connecting species to their geographic ____., Temperature only, History, Brightness, Volume, Fossil horses show changes in tooth and toe structure over ____., Night, Latitude, Time, Rain, If two species have similar structures inherited from the same ancestor, those structures are ____., Accidental, Artificial, Temporary, Homologous, A reduced appendix in humans is often cited as ____ evidence., Behavioral only, Chemical, Meteoric, Vestigial, Matching fossils on different continents can support the idea that landmasses were once ____., Connected, Colder only, Floating higher, Made later, Biogeography and fossils together can help trace species ____., Shadows, Origins, Tastes, Songs, What do vestigial structures suggest about organisms?, They lack cells, They never evolved, They changed, They are perfect, Comparative morphology uses similarities and differences in form to infer evolutionary ____., Nutrition only, Migration only, Weather, Relationships, Secondary sources are useful because they ____ evidence from many studies., Invent, Summarize, Hide, Erase, A pattern in which nearby species are more closely related than distant species supports ____., Biogeography, Combustion, Photosynthesis, Alchemy, The same basic limb bones in vertebrates are best explained by ____., Coincidence, Practice, Shared descent, Weathering, Rock layers and fossils together help scientists reconstruct evolutionary ____., Color, Music, Taste, History, Overall, fossils, biogeography, and morphology all support evolution by showing organisms are ____ through time., Random only, Connected, Unrelated, Unchanging

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