Evidence of Evolving

Question 1

What is some evidence of evolution?

Answer 1

fossils, radioactive dating, law of superpostition, and fossil records

Question 2

radioactive dating

Answer 2

it is a good way used to figure out how old something is

Question 3

Law of superposition

Answer 3

in any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom

Question 4

fossil records

Answer 4

it is used to refer to the total number of fossils that have been discovered, as well as to the information derived from them

Question 5

homologous structure

Answer 5

an example of an organ or bone that appears in different animals

Question 6

analogous structure

Answer 6

body parts in different species that are similar in function but not in structure

Question 7

adaptations

Answer 7

changes that increase an organism’s chance of survival

Question 8

natural selection

Answer 8

survival and reproduction of those organisms best adapted to their suuroundings