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Jeopardy!. What is the first thing that has to take place, in order for natural selection to occur in a population?. More offspring are produced than can survive. The struggle to survive among a population indicates that some members of the group have an _____________over others. advantage.
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What is the first thing that has to take place, in order for natural selection to occur in a population?
The struggle to survive among a population indicates that some members of the group have an _____________over others.
These provides a reason for different organisms to have a survival advantage over others of their species.
True or False: Natural selection is sometimes called the mechanism behind evolution
A living animal has remains of a once-useful structure. What are these remains in an organism called?
The primary piece of evidence of evolution comes from _________, which are found in sedimentary rocks.
If two organisms have a lot of bases or amino acids of DNA in common, they most likely have a recent _________________.
When two organisms have similar bone arrangements, they are said to have ____________ structures.
Early in development, chickens and humans have similar forms. This early development similarities are called ___________structures_.
One of the characteristics that sets primates apart from other mammals is their ability to grasp things. What body part allows them to do this?
A feature that is specific to primates is their use of binocular vision, which enables them to see _________.
Most of the earliest hominid fossils were found on what continent?
Name the variety of hominids that modern humans are most directly descended from (those that came directly before modern humans).
Which of the following was the earliest example of a hominid that was found?a. Homo habilisb. Australopithecusc. Homo erectusd. Homo earlius
What feature on organisms did Darwin draw most of his conclusions from?
True or False: Darwin’s studies were quite popular among his contemporaries (other people of his time.)
Daily Double! Please select a wager
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A characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment
A method of finding an approximate age of a fossil is called ___________________.