Evidence of Evolution

Question 1

fossils

Answer 1

• preserved remains or evidence of an ancient organism

- some of the fossils collected by Darwin resembled creatures still alive and other were completely unknown

Question 2

fossil record

Answer 2

• allowed Darwin to look back through time at ancient organisms
• could compare fossils to present day organisms and note changes

Question 3

geographic distribution of living species

Answer 3

• different species had similar features or behaviors. this is due to similar environments and pressures of natural selection
• ex. beaver and the capybara
• near water and large rodents have evolved in similar way to adapt to similar environments