Change Over Time

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During natural selection, it is not the individual that changes rather it is the ___ that changes over time.

The type of rock that is best suited to preserving fossils are __.

The peppered moths and the pocket mice are similar because their populations both expereienced a mutation that created a dark variety that thrived in specific environments.

The kind of reproduction that results in diverse offspring.

In the fossil record, extinction is ___.

In a rock layer of undisturbed rocks where would you be able to find the oldest rocks, therefore the oldest fossils?

The bones in the forelimbs of humans, dogs, cats, whales, and bats each include the humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, etc. The SIMILAR structure suggest these organisms share a common ancestor.

This type of rock is not good at preserving fossils because the lava is so hot that it destroys the remains of living things.