Practice Fossil Record (6.1) - Evolution and Natural Selection - IB MYP Class 10 Sciences (Group 4)

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Question 1.
What is the fossil record?
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Think about what fossils represent.
Question 2.
What do fossils help us understand?
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Consider their role in showing change.
3Question 3.
What does the fossil record primarily show us?
- A sudden appearance of species
- Gradual changes in species over time
- No changes at all
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Think about the timeline of species change.
4Question 4.
True or False: The fossil record provides evidence for the existence of species that are now extinct.
- True
- False
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Consider what fossils represent from the past.
Question 5.
Analyze the significance of a particular fossil find and its implications on our understanding of a specific evolutionary transition.
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Consider the anatomical features that link the two groups.
Question 6.
Discuss the relationship between environmental changes and the extinction events recorded in the fossil record.
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Think about how species must adapt or perish.

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