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3.a, 3.e A) evolving B) extinct C) adapted D) devolving 2.
3.a, 3.e A) camouflage B) behavioral adaptation C) structural adaptation D) mimicry 3.
3.b A) Galapagos Islands B) Azores C) Canary Islands D) Falkland islands 4.
3.c, 4.e A) replacement B) petrification C) carbonization D) chemo preservation 5.
3.c, 4.e A) molds B) fossils C) casts D) minerals 6.
3.a A) cloning B) asexual reproduction C) mutation D) adaptation 7.
3.d A) Linnaeus B) Aristotle C) Darwin D) Mendel 8.
3.a A) natural selection B) adaptation C) extinction D) evolution 9.
3.c, 4.e A) organs B) cartilage C) feather D) bone 10.
3.c A) archaeologist B) paleontologist C) geologist D) naturalist 11.
3.a, 3.e A) herding B) camouflage C) mimicry D) selective breeding 12.
3.e A) structural adaptations B) habitat destruction C) introduction of exotic species D) loss of genetic diversity 13.
3.d A) Order B) Class C) Kingdom D) Phylum 14.
3.a, 3.e A) evolution B) camouflage C) mimicry D) herding instinct 15.
3.c, 4.e A) carbonization B) permineralization C) molds D) replacement 16.
3.a, 3.b, 3.e A) mutations B) characteristics C) adaptations D) mimicry 17.
4.e A) Older fossils are found in deeper layers. B) Younger fossils are found in deeper layers. C) Older fossils are found in softer rock layers. D) Older fossils are found in the layers closest to the surface. 18.
3.c, 4.e A) mold B) permineralization C) original material D) carbonization 19.
3.c, 4.e A) mold of a snail shell B) cast of a fish C) petrified wood D) a woolly mammoth preserved in thick ice 20.
3.e A) population of animals in a harsh environment, such as a desert B) large population C) population of small animals, such as mice or frogs D) small, closely related population 21.
3.a A) extinction B) selective breeding C) regeneration D) evolution 22.
3.b A) camouflage B) extinction C) selective breeding D) natural selection 23.
3.a A) selective breeding B) evolution C) speciesism D) natural selection 24.
3.c, 3.e 4.e A) Species do not change over time. B) Most of the species that ever lived on Earth are now extinct. C) The diversity of species on Earth has not changed since life first appeared. D) Earth's climate has not changed over the past several million years. 25.
3.b A) the number of eggs laid by each type of bird B) the birds' diet C) the size and shape of the birds' beaks D) the size of the birds' feet 26.
4.f A) the process by which species evolve independently in similar environmental conditions B) the creation of new species by breeding members of different species C) the process of evolution that takes place as plate tectonics bring continents closer together D) the adaptations of one species to mimic another species in its environment 27.
3.c, 3.d A) cloning of endangered species' embryos to prevent extinction B) implanting genetic material from one species into the embryos of another species C) the study of human embryos to cure diseases D) the study of the development of embryos from fertilization to birth 28.
3.e A) They are no longer occurring because species stopped changing thousands of years ago. B) They spread throughout a population in a single generation. C) They are the result of rapid environmental changes. D) They are produced by the evolutionary process. 29.
3.c, 3.d A) They appear similar, but have different ancestral origins. B) They can indicate how closely species share a common ancestor. C) They are the result of similar environmental conditions that produced similar natural selection outcomes. D) They are identical structures in different species. 30.
3.c, 3.d A) They do not provide evidence of evolution. B) They have an important function in the survival of the species. C) Vestigial structures remain because they are genetically related to an advantageous trait of the species. Their loss would have harmful effects for the survival of the species. D) They will develop into useful organs as the species evolves.
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