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Biodiversity: Evolution Flashcards

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Person who studies fossils

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Paleontologist

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Determine the age of fossils

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Young rock is on the top
Old rock is on the bottom

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Used to assess the age of organic materials and art

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Carbon Dating

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Method to determine the age of rocks by comparing them to the opposite layer.

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Relative Dating

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5
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Same origin but different function

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Homologous

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Similar Functions

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Analogous

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Study of species distribution, history, and causes.

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Biogeography

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Amino Acid Sequence

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Organisms with closest amino acid sequences are more closely related

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Embryonic Development

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Closely related species have similar embryonic development.

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