| A | B |
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| PROCESS OF CHANGE THROUGH TIME | EVOLUTION |
| THROUGH RADIOACTIVE DATING GEOLOGISTS ESTIMATE THE AGE OF THE EARTH AT ABOUT _______ YEARS OLD. | 4.6 BILLION |
| REMAINS OF ORGANISMS PRESERVED IN MEDIA SUCH AS SEDIMENTARY ROCK, AMBER, ICE OR TAR | FOSSILS |
| THE HIGHER UP YOU GO IN AN UNDISTURBED ROCK LAYER THE YOUNGER THE ROCK LAYERS BECOME | LAW OF SUPERPOSITION |
| CHANGES IN ORGANISMS WHICH MAKE THEM BETTER SUITED TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT | ADAPTATIONS |
| IN ORDER FOR MUTATIONS TO BE PASSED ON TO OFFSPRING THEY MUST OCCUR IN ________ | SEX CELLS |
| WITHIN A POPULATION MORE OFFSPRING ARE BORN THAN CAN POSSIBLY SURVIVE | OVERPRODUCTION |
| SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST | THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SURVIVE ARE THE ONES BEST ADAPTED TO EXIST IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT |
| THE BEST ADAPTED INDIVIDUALS SURVIVE AND ____________, PASSING ON THE FAVORABLE VARIATIONS TO THEIR OFFSPRING | REPRODUCE |
| ADAPTIVE VARIATIONS | THOSE VARIATIONS WHICH ASSIST AN ORGANISMS SURVIVAL |
| NATURAL SELECTION | SPECIES WITH FAVORABLE TRAITS BEST SUITED FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (NATURE SELECTS) WILL SURVIVE.. AND REPRODUCE, PASSING ON THOSE TRAITS (GENES) |
| FATHER OF EVOLUTION | CHARLES DARWIN |
