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What did paleontologists collect as evidence to show a slow process of change in organisms that inhabited the Earth in the past?
What did paleontologists collect as evidence to show a slow process of change in organisms that inhabited the Earth in the past?
- Volcanic rock formations
- Meteorite fragments
- Fossils (correct)
- DNA samples
What do scientists suspect gave rise to all species as early as the 1900s?
What do scientists suspect gave rise to all species as early as the 1900s?
- Genetic mutations
- Natural disasters
- Some kind of change (correct)
- Intervention by extraterrestrial beings
How did organisms evolve through time?
How did organisms evolve through time?
- By migration to different continents
- By changing their morphological appearances due to environmental factors, interactions, and adaptations (correct)
- By hibernating for long periods
- By forming symbiotic relationships with other species
What is the basis of the present system of classification of organisms?
What is the basis of the present system of classification of organisms?
What was believed to have happened to modern organisms according to the evidence collected by paleontologists?
What was believed to have happened to modern organisms according to the evidence collected by paleontologists?
Why did animals and plants change their morphological appearances according to the text?
Why did animals and plants change their morphological appearances according to the text?
What did Charles Darwin articulate as the tenets of the Theory of Evolution?
What did Charles Darwin articulate as the tenets of the Theory of Evolution?
What provides evidence of when organisms lived on Earth, how species have evolved, and how some species have gone extinct?
What provides evidence of when organisms lived on Earth, how species have evolved, and how some species have gone extinct?
What do fossils mainly consist of?
What do fossils mainly consist of?
What do transitional species in the fossil record demonstrate?
What do transitional species in the fossil record demonstrate?
What does the comparison of how organisms are put together provide evidence for?
What does the comparison of how organisms are put together provide evidence for?
What is the role of genetic drift in evolution?
What is the role of genetic drift in evolution?
What does the concept of descent with modification refer to?
What does the concept of descent with modification refer to?
What is the main mechanism for descent with modification according to Charles Darwin's theory?
What is the main mechanism for descent with modification according to Charles Darwin's theory?
How do fossils provide evidence for evolution?
How do fossils provide evidence for evolution?
What is the purpose of comparative anatomy in understanding evolution?
What is the purpose of comparative anatomy in understanding evolution?
