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20230516 - Match the type of evidence of evolution with the proper definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Fossils		Similarity in morphological features resulting from common ancestry.
Homology		Characteristics of similar appearance and function that are not derived from a common ancestor.
Biogeography		Uses genetic mutation rates to determine when divergence occured.
Convergent Evolution		Study of the distribution of organisms, species, ecosystems, and biomes around the world.
Gradualism		Preserved remains or traces of organisms.
Punctuated Equilibrium		Theory that changes occur very slowly at a constant rate.
Molecular Clock		Theory that there are periods of rapid changes with long periods of stability.

20230516 - Match the type of evidence of evolution with the proper definition.

Fossils

Similarity in morphological features resulting from common ancestry.

Homology

Characteristics of similar appearance and function that are not derived from a common ancestor.

Biogeography

Uses genetic mutation rates to determine when divergence occured.

Convergent Evolution

Study of the distribution of organisms, species, ecosystems, and biomes around the world.

Gradualism

Preserved remains or traces of organisms.

Punctuated Equilibrium

Theory that changes occur very slowly at a constant rate.

Molecular Clock

Theory that there are periods of rapid changes with long periods of stability.