Fossils offers evidence for the theory of continental drift

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1.) How do fossils help scientists piece together the "family tree" of a given plant or animal?

2.) How do fossils provide evidence for the theory of continental drift?

3.) What are the two major forces that drive the evolutionary process?

4.) Why do species become extinct? What does extinction of one species mean to the surviving species in the same environment?

5.) Why are there "gaps" in the fossil record, particularly at the end of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras?

6.) What stimulated the evolution of mammals at the end of the Mesozoic era?

7.) What was the significance of Miller's experiment in solving the macroevolutionary puzzle?

8.) How did the absence of oxygen stimulate the evolution of life on Earth?

9.) How does comparative biochemistry help establish the lineage of even the most primordial organisms?

10.) In what ways are we similar to primitive single celled organisms such as bacteria? What does this suggest in terms of our evolution?

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