After examining the fossil record, scientists have determined that scorpions today are much smaller than their extinct ancestors. For example, Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant scoprtion species that lived 255 million to 460 million years ago was 2.5 meters long. Which of the following conclusions is supported by this information?

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Emilie Olivier
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
scorpions living today have increased their numbers since they first appeared
scorpions in the fossil record are smaller than their descendants are
scorpions have changed as a result of natural selection
scorpions do not appear in their original state in the fossil record
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The cladogram shows the evolution of land plants as indicated by fossil records. Which discovery would challenge the validity of this cladogram?
a large aquatic vascular plants about 200 millions years old
a species of algae that has existed for less than one million years
a moss species that has existed for less than 380 million years
a fossil of a fern more than 425 million years old
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This diagram of the fossil record represents changes in mollusks over millions of years. How can the pattern of change in the fossil record best be explained?
the mollusks were well adapted to their stable environment. a large, sudden change occurred in their environment. after the change the mollusks with the bigger shells were better adapted for the new environment
the mollusks were well adapted to their stable environment. the mollusks hybridized with a smaller species of mollusk. a new species of mollusk with a bigger shell resulted
the mollusks were not well adapted to their environment. the length of the mollusks shells changed gradually over time. the mollusks in the original population that had small shells died over a period of many years
the mollusks were well adapted to their environment. humans introduced a new species of mollusk that was not adapted to this environment. the introduced mollusk out competed the native mollusk species
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The graph shows the number of taxa of reptiles whose fossilized tracks have been found. Which statement is best supported by these data?
competition for food and shelter among reptile species was very low during the Triassic period
a great extinction occurred during the Jurassic period
environmental conditions for speciation were most favorable for reptiles during the permian period
reptiles adapted to a terrestrial environment during the cretaceous period
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould researched the lenses of the eyes of fossil trilobites of different species. In 1972 they published a paper in which they described the tendency of a species to remain the same until a sudden change in the environment causes a new related species to appear. Which hypothesis was most challenged by the work of Eldredge and Gould?
Redi's hypothesis that spontaneous generation does not occur
Haeckel's hypothesis that embryological development mimics evolution of species
Wallace's hypothesis that geography affects the distribution of species
Darwin's hypothesis that the development of species is a slow, gradual process
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The diagram shows data on the evolution of horses. The data in the diagram is evidence that -
a new species of horse suddenly appeared
horses slowly developed over time
horses have similar stages of rapid embryological development
horses have a common ancestry with other hooved animals
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