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• What type of rock preserves fossils? A. B. C. D. Organic Metamorphic Igneous Sedementary • How are new layers of rock formed? A. B. C. D. Beneath the mountains On top of the topsoil Beneath the ocean On top of the mountains • What are transitional fossils? A. B. C. D. Fossils that change over time Fossils that serve as a “missing link” Fossils that connect to other fossils Fossils that are really old • Who is Tiktaalik? A. B. C. D. An ancestral bird with teeth An ancestral elephant with a short nose An ancestral horse with toes An ancestral alligator with fins • The bone structures in the appendages of a human, cat, and whale have the same number of bones. What is that called? A. B. C. D. Homoplasious Homologous Analogous Related • Who is Archaeopteryx? A. B. C. D. An ancestral bird with teeth An ancestral elephant with a short nose An ancestral horse with toes An ancestral alligator with fins • What time period did humans arise? A. B. C. D. Mesozoic Holocene Carboniferous Paleozoic • What time period were dinosaurs prominent in? A. B. C. D. Cenozoic Paleozoic Mesozoic Holocene • What is extinction? A. B. C. D. The origin of a new species Coming to an end or dying out of a species Endangered species Different characteristics of a species • What is natural selection? A. The evolutionary history of a species B. A group of individuals with similar characteristics C. Differential reproductive success of phenotypes D. Any alteration of structure, behavior, or function that makes an organism more successful. • What is an adaptation? A. The evolutionary history of a species B. A group of individuals with similar characteristics C. Differential reproductive success of phenotypes D. Any alteration of structure, behavior, or function that makes an organism more successful. • What is a phylogeny? A. The evolutionary history of a species B. A group of individuals with similar characteristics C. Differential reproductive success of phenotypes D. Any alteration of structure, behavior, or function that makes an organism more successful. • What is the definition of a species? A. The evolutionary history of a species B. A group of individuals with similar characteristics C. Differential reproductive success of phenotypes D. Any alteration of structure, behavior, or function that makes an organism more successful. • What is biodiversity? A. The evidence of a new species evolving B. The difference in characteristics among individuals of a species C. The number and relative abundance of species in a biological community D. The dodo bird • What is speciation? A. The evidence of a new species evolving B. The difference in characteristics among individuals of a species C. The number and relative abundance of species in a biological community D. The dodo bird • What is variation? A. The evidence of a new species evolving B. The difference in characteristics among individuals of a species C. The number and relative abundance of species in a biological community D. The dodo bird • What is evolution? A. The change in life forms over time B. The differential reproductive success of phenotypes C. Organisms that have similar anatomical characteristics D. The dodo bird