Asked by e

Use the scenario to answer the question.

One variable increases, then the other increases, as well.

Which term would best describe this scenario?

(1 point)
Responses

transitional form
transitional form

causation
causation

positive correlation
positive correlation

hypothesis
Answered by e
Which kind of evidence is used by scientists to understand the intermediate states between an ancestral form and that of its descendants?(1 point)
Responses

causation
causation

transitional fossils
transitional fossils

correlation
correlation

natural selection
Answered by e
Use the scenario to answer the question.

By studying the limbs and fossils of different animals, such as a horse leg and a human leg, scientists have noticed that there are similarities in their bone structures. This is evidence that their bone structures and limbs may have evolved in similar ways.

Which statement is true about this scenario?

(1 point)
Responses

The scenario is describing intermediate fossils.
The scenario is describing intermediate fossils.

The scenario is describing a relationship known as causation.
The scenario is describing a relationship known as causation.

The scenario is describing transitional fossils.
The scenario is describing transitional fossils.

The scenario is describing a relationship known as correlation.
Answered by e
Use the scenario to answer the question.

A fossil indicates that whales might have started out as small land mammals. This animal was about the size of a wolf and had a diet of meat and fish. While the fossil has the body of a land animal, its head is shaped like a whale with an ear bone that is unique to whales.

Which statement is likely true about the fossil?

(1 point)
Responses

It is a transitional fossil that shows causation.
It is a transitional fossil that shows causation.

It is a transitional fossil that shows correlation.
It is a transitional fossil that shows correlation.

It is not a transitional fossil, but it shows correlation.
It is not a transitional fossil, but it shows correlation.

It is not a transitional fossil, but it shows causation.
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have evolved to express more efflux pumps on their cell surfaces. What is the original function of efflux pumps?(1 point)
Responses

to move bacteria into different locations
to move bacteria into different locations

to take in nutrients from the environment
to take in nutrients from the environment

to pump heavy metals and toxins into bacterial cells
to pump heavy metals and toxins into bacterial cells

to pump heavy metals and toxins out of bacterial cells
Answered by GPT-4o mini
The best term to describe the scenario where one variable increases and then the other increases as well is **positive correlation**.
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The kind of evidence used by scientists to understand the intermediate states between an ancestral form and that of its descendants is **transitional fossils**.
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The statement that is true about this scenario is: **The scenario is describing a relationship known as correlation.**
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The likely true statement about the fossil is: **It is a transitional fossil that shows correlation.**
Answered by GPT-4o mini
The original function of efflux pumps is **to pump heavy metals and toxins out of bacterial cells**.