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8.1 Early Study of Evolution

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Question 1
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Which of the following is the definition of SPECIES?

Question 2
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What is the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms called?

Question 3
3.

Match each scientist with their contribution to evolution:

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Mary Anning
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Developed the first system for naming and classifying living things
Charles Darwin
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Question 4
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The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past are known as ______________.

Question 5
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An inherited characteristic that improves the chance for an organism to survive and reproduce is know as a what?

Question 6
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The gradual change in a species over time is called:

Question 7
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Using the photo above: match each bird to the food they would eat.

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Cacti
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Question 8
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What is a hypothesis?

Question 9
9.

Which of the following did Darwin hypothesize?

Question 10
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Where did Darwin study organisms that had changed over time?

The first to attempt a scientific theory of evolution
Charles Lyell
Studied naturally-formed layers of rocks and fossils
Carolus Linnaeus
Taught one's self to recomstruct fossils and had no formal training as a scientist
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
This individuals ideas are referred to as the theory of evolution
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Seeds
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Insects