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Earth's earliest atmosphere lacked which gas that is necessary for life as we know it to exist today?
a) oxygen
b) nitrogen
c) carbon dioxide
d) argon

A ________ structure has the same parts/features in related species, but has a different function.
a) homologous
b) vestigial
c) analagous
d) extinct

The fossil record provides ____ about the history of life and past environments on Earth.
a) evidence
b) opinions
c) controversy
d) options

Rabbits that have brown coats all spring and summer, shed their coats and grow a white one for the winter. This is an example of a(n)
a) adaptation
b) extinct
c) speciation
d) homologous structure

What type of evolution occurs when a species branches off into two separate species due to an isolating event?
a) divergent evolution
b) convergent evolution
c) adaptive radiation
d) coevolution

The change in living things over time is called
a) evolution
b) extinction
c) homologous
d) analagous

Evidence for the theory of evolution include
a) fossil record
b) homologous structures
c) comparative embryology
d) all of the above

When two species evolve together due to an ecological relationship, it is called
a) coevolution
b) divergent evolution
c) convergent evolution
d) speciation

Characteristics which improve an organisms chance of survival and reproduction is called
a) adaptation
b) vestigial structure
c) pumpkins
d) species

The human appendix is an example of a
a) vestigial structure
b) homologous structure
c) analogous structure
d) tissue

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