Transitions

Select ALL the evidence that supports the idea that four-legged animals came from fish.

• All are vertebrates

• The embryos and DNA are similar

• The fossil record shows relatedness

• They have all the same bones

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Why did scientists lead by Shubin decide to search in the Canadian Arctic for transition fossils? Select all that apply.

• Age of the rocks

• Kind of the rock there

• Other parts of the world had been explored already

• The climate/weather was the best there

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How long did it take for vertebrates to transition from water to land?

• Thousands of years

• Hundreds of thousands of years

• Millions of years

• A billion years

Why is the one bone/two bone/many bones/digits limb pattern important for origin of the tetrapods?

• It completes the fossil record.

• It shows how fish developed legs once on land to become tetrapods.

• It can show how all tetrapods still have basic fin bones.

• It can show a pattern of relatedness over time.

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Label the following diagram with the correct phases and states of matter changes.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Gas

Freezing

Vaporization

Melting

Solid

Liquid

Condensation

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Where are the transition metals?

Answer explanation

Transition metals are a group of elements located in the middle of the periodic table. They are located in the d-block of the periodic table, which includes Groups 3-12. These elements are characterized by having partially filled d-orbitals in their outermost electron shell. Transition metals are known for their high melting and boiling points, as well as their ability to form complex ions and compounds.

Change of state from a solid directly to a gas is called

• deposition

• melting

• evaporation

• sublimation

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Where are the transition metals!

Where would Tikaalik be positioned on our timelines? Between which two other organisms?

• Between the Lungfish and Eusthenopteron

• Between Eusthenopteron and Acanthostega

• Between Acanthostega and Pederpes

• Between Pederpes and modern day humans

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What characteristics of Tiktaalik make it a tetrapod? Select all that apply.

• Eyes on the top of head

• Flat head

• Hip bones

• A neck

• Tetrapod-like ribs

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