Evolutionary History

What body structure did the second scientist use to determine that the first scientist had misidentified the fossil?

• The second scientist looked at the fossil’s front legs and determined that the animal probably walked on its front legs, which cats don’t do.

• The second scientist looked at the fossil’s hind legs and determined that the animal probably walked on its hind legs, which cats don’t do.

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The Whale and Human are descendants of a common ancestor population.

• True

• False

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Species inherit body structures from ___________.

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If two living species have some of the same body structures, this means that they are __________ of a common ancestor population.

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What is the significance of the Cambrian Explosion in the fossil record?

• It marks the extinction of the dinosaurs.

• It represents a period of rapid evolutionary diversification.

• It indicates the first appearance of human ancestors.

• It shows the transition from aquatic to terrestrial life.

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Macroevolution exhibit ​​​​ ​ (a)   evolutionary changes.

• large

• small

• neutral

• mutation

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Select the area on the cladogram that identifies the MOST RECENT common ancestor?

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A shared structure is

• a body structure in two or more species that features the same parts (for example, the same bones)

• sharing a common ancestor population

• a group of the same type of organism living in the same area

• an organism’s arm, leg, or wing

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Descendants of a common ancestor population share _________ ____________.

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In the Diagram of "How You Are Like a Blue Whale" the descendants are:

• Whale and Cat

• Whale and Wolf

• Whale and Crocodile

• Whale and Human

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