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pva 7th s6ch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| scientists can tell how closely related organisms are by _____________________ | comparing their DNA |
| a dog's genes and protiens would more closely _______________ | resemble a wolf |
| to test your hypothesis about how distantly related two species are, you would ________________________ | analzye their DNA |
| Earth's current era is the __________ era (fill in the blank) | Cenzoic |
| All of the following evidence for evolution in living species: | Homologous, analogous, and vestigial structures |
| ________ are the longest periods of time on the geologic scale (fill in the blank) | eons |
| homologous structues indicate that two or more species might share _________________ | common ancestors |
| ____________: any variation that makes an organism better suited for its environment (fill in the blank) | adaptation |
| 3 positive results of a variation within a population that occur due to natural selection: (completion/ writeout) | can live longer, compete better, reproduce more |
| savengers may aid fossil formation (T/F) CLICK A BLANK | |
| Charles Darwin was an __________ naturalist (T/F) | English |
| the further back in time two species diverged, the less similar they are (T/F) CLICK A BLANK | |
| in rock layers, the oldest rocks are on the bottom (T/F) CLICK A BLANK | |
| Earth's history is divided into 4 eons (T/F) CLICK A BLANK | |
| 3 categories of adaptations (completion/writeout) | structural- color, shapes, and other physical appearances, functional- internal body systems, behavioral- how an organism behaves or acts |