Evidence of Evolution
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Objective
I can describe how scientists use fossils, similarities in bodies (traits), and DNA to support the theory of evolution.
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Describe how comparative anatomy provides evidence for evolution, using the example of whale flippers.
Explain how the study of embryology supports the idea that whales evolved from four-legged land mammals.
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“Describe how scientists use fossil evidence to support the theory that whales evolved from four-legged land mammals. Describe how scientists use similarities in traits (bodies) to support the theory that whales evolved from four-legged land mammals. Describe how scientists use DNA evidence to support the theory that whales and hippos share a common ancestor.”
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