Question

1. fill in the blanks with the appropriate vocabulary terms. a. the __ record allows scientists to see how some organisms might be related due to (appearances) over millions of years. b. comparative shows that some animals like cats, dogs, whales and bats have the same bone structure. these animals are related due to having a that demonstrates how the tectonic plates provide evidence that organisms have adapted to their geological locations on earth. scientists can study how species might have had a __ in the same geography millions of years ago. 2. describe the rate in which fossils change for each term. a. gradualism: b. punctuated equilibrium: c. stasis:

Explanation:

a. Fossils can show the rate of change. Gradualism implies slow, continuous change in fossils over long - time periods.
b. Punctuated equilibrium suggests long periods of stasis (little change) interrupted by rapid bursts of evolutionary change in the fossil record.
c. Stasis means a lack of significant change in the form of a species over long geological time - periods as seen in the fossil record.

Answer:

a. Gradualism: Fossils show slow, continuous change over long periods.
b. Punctuated Equilibrium: Long periods of little change in fossils interrupted by rapid evolutionary change.
c. Stasis: Little to no change in species form in fossils over long time - spans.