Question 1

Traditional classifications last century tended to take into account primarily

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general similarities in appearance

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DNA similarities

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RNA similiarities

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extinct organisms

Question 2

Why did the development of sexual reproduction speed up the process of evolution?

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Sexual reproduction increases genetic variety.

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The offspring of sexual reproduction are identical to their parents.

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Sexual reproduction occurs more rapidly than asexual reproduction.

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Sexual reproduction limits genetic variety.

Question 3

For many species today, there are often cultural differences in their

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binomial nomenclature

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scientific names

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taxa

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common names

Question 4

Sedimentary rock is formed from

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small particles of sand, silt, and clay.

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the hard parts of organisms

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wood, shell, and bone.

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the soft parts of organisms.

Question 5

To be useful as an index fossil, a species must have existed for a

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short period over a wide geographic range.

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short period over a small geographic range.

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long period over a small geographic range.

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long period over a wide geographic range.

Question 6

A single species that has evolved into several different forms that live in different ways has undergone

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adaptive radiation

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punctuated equilibrium

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mass extinction

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coevolution

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