4th Quarter Science: Evolution and Fossils

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What is the term used to describe the process by which minerals in the groundwater are absorbed by the tissues of a dead organism, causing it to harden as a rock?

Fossilization

Biogeography

Mineralization

Petrification (correct)

What is the primary reason for the reduction in size or removal of certain body parts in an organism over time?

Because they are similar to other organisms

Because they are no longer necessary for survival (correct)

Because they are homologous structures

Because they are vestigial organs

What is the name of the scientist who studies fossils?

Paleontologist (correct)

Biogeographer

Evolutionist

Anatomist

What is the term used to describe the similarities in the body structures of different organisms with different functions?

Homologous evidence Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the newly discovered species of ancient people that lived in Luzon?

Homo luzonensis Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary evidence that supports the idea of evolution?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of amino acid sequencing in the context of evolutionary relationships?

To compare the sequence of amino acids in different organisms Signup and view all the answers

What is the main idea behind Georges Cuvier's theory of catastrophism?

Mass extinctions occur due to sudden catastrophic events Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with coining the term 'homology' and defining it as 'different animals having the same organs but with different forms and functions'?

Richard Owen Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's theory of inheritance of acquired traits?

Darwin's theory is based on natural selection, while Lamarck's theory is based on use and disuse Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary evidence from embryology that supports the idea of evolutionary relationships?

The presence of pharyngeal slits in some organisms Signup and view all the answers

What is the main idea behind Linus Pauling and Emile Zuckerlandl's concept of the molecular clock?

The number of changes in the gene sequences of different species provides a measure of evolutionary time Signup and view all the answers

4th Quarter Science: Evolution and Fossils

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What is the term used to describe the process by which minerals in the groundwater are absorbed by the tissues of a dead organism, causing it to harden as a rock?

What is the primary reason for the reduction in size or removal of certain body parts in an organism over time?

What is the name of the scientist who studies fossils?

What is the term used to describe the similarities in the body structures of different organisms with different functions?

What is the name of the newly discovered species of ancient people that lived in Luzon?

What is the primary evidence that supports the idea of evolution?

What is the primary purpose of amino acid sequencing in the context of evolutionary relationships?

What is the main idea behind Georges Cuvier's theory of catastrophism?

Who is credited with coining the term 'homology' and defining it as 'different animals having the same organs but with different forms and functions'?

What is the main difference between Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's theory of inheritance of acquired traits?

What is the primary evidence from embryology that supports the idea of evolutionary relationships?

What is the main idea behind Linus Pauling and Emile Zuckerlandl's concept of the molecular clock?

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