Question

Scientific evidence documents the pattern of evolution. The evidence exists in a variety of categories, including direct observation of evolutionary change, the fossil record, homology, and biogeography. Sort the following examples into the correct categories.

Answer 1

Answer:

Direct observation of evolutionary change: creation of drug-resistant bacteria.

Fossil record: discovery of transitional forms of animals, discovery of shells of extinct organisms

Homology: similarities in mammalian forelimbs, identical genetic code in fireflies and tobacco plants, vestigial pelvis in right whales

Biogeography: resemblance of endangered island species to neighboring mainland species,