How does adaptation help an organism?
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It helps the organism change colors
It improves its ability to survive and reproduce
It improves its ability to change species
It helps the organism become a fossil
If one animal or plant has the same characteristics as another, they may both be part of the same...
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Evolution
Planet
Species
Fossil
Where do scientists look for evidence of evolution? *
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In the layers of the Earth
In caves
In water
In old books
What is a fossil? *
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A layer of sediment
A living organism
A very old organism
Remains of a once-living organism
The fossil record provides evidence about *
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The age of rocks
The order in which species have existed
The number of layer the Earth has
The composition of minerals
All living things inherit similar traits from their
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Ancestors
Evolution
Fossils
Descendants
If you compared two kinds of living organisms, what might you learn about their history? *
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How long ago they evolved
Whether they share a common ancestor
Whether they live in the smae place
Whether they can mate and reproduce
What do organisms inherit from their ancestors? *
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Mammal characteristics
Traits and DNA
Hind limbs
New traits
What does the similarity between humans, dolphins, cats and bats indicate? *
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They all evolved recently
That their ancestors lived in the same place
They share a common ancestor
That they are becoming more alike
Fossils provide evidence that Antarctica was once located *
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At the North Pole
Near the equator
At the South Pole
Where it is now
What does natural selection explain about a population of organisms *
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How long it has been since it evolved
How it changes in response to its environment
How it resists change
How likely its members are to leave fossils
Which individuals in a population are most likely to survive and reproduce? *
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The largest ones
The ones with the most DNA
The best adapted ones