fossils

Question 1

fossils

Answer 1

preserved evidence in rocks or soils of organisms that once existed on earth

Question 2

palaeontolgy

Answer 2

study of part life especially fossils

Question 3

what are fossils

Answer 3

hard objects such as skeletons shells teeth and wood

Question 4

oldest fossils

Answer 4

found in the oldest rocks at depth

Question 5

comparative anatomy

Answer 5

study of body structure of different species of animal on order to understand change. eg human bat raduis ulna humeru phalanges

Question 6

what does evolution refer to in biology

Answer 6

the process by which living species have diversified since the origan of life on earth

Question 7

definition of evolution

Answer 7

the process by which different kinds of living organisms have developed

Question 8

evidence of evolution

Answer 8

fossils
comparative anatomy
genes
geography
embryology

Question 9

homologous structures

Answer 9

some basic structures controlled by particular inherited genes. eg foot bones horse simliar.

Question 10

analogous structures

Answer 10

not all structures are homologous. some are similar but different genes involved. eg sharks dolphins (fin body shape)