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Any change in the DNA of an organism
a) mutation
b) evolution
c) homologous structure
d) natural selection

Gradual change of a species over time
a) fossils
b) evolution
c) mutation
d) natural selection

The variety of organisms that inhabit the earth
a) natural selection
b) fossils
c) diversity
d) adaptation

Process in which animals that are better adapted survive
a) natural selection
b) missing link
c) diversity
d) evolution

Gaps in the fossil record
a) missing link
b) adaptation
c) natural selection
d) radioactive dating

Similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor
a) homologous structure
b) fossils
c) evolution
d) mutation

Any difference between organisms of the same species
a) adaptation
b) variation
c) homologous structure
d) missing link

Process where scientists look at the half-life of chemicals contained in rocks to determine the age
a) missing link
b) radioactive dating
c) mutation
d) natural selection

Preserved remains or traces of an organisms that lived in the past
a) fossils
b) adaptation
c) diversity
d) radioactive dating

The disappearance of a species
a) radioactive dating
b) extinction
c) mutation
d) fossils

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