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What do scientists think about the common ancestor of whales and hippos?(1 point)

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The animal is still alive today.
The animal is still alive today.

The animal had two limbs.
The animal had two limbs.

The animal lived in water.
The animal lived in water.

The animal lived millions of years ago.
Which example demonstrates divergence?(1 point)
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Species A and B evolve into species C.
Species A and B evolve into species C.

Species A evolves into species B and C.
Species A evolves into species B and C.

Species A does not evolve.
Species A does not evolve.

Species A goes extinct.
Species A goes extinct.
Pythons have small leg bones buried in their tail muscles. What can scientists conclude from this observation?

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The leg bones help pythons move.
The leg bones help pythons move.

Future generations of pythons will have legs.
Future generations of pythons will have legs.

The leg bones will not be passed down to future generations.
The leg bones will not be passed down to future generations.

Pythons descended from an animal with legs.
Pythons descended from an animal with legs.
There are 13 species of Darwin’s finches on the Galapagos Islands. They have many similar features but differ in beak size and shape. Which explanation accounts for these characteristics?(1 point)
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Finch species have similar diets.
Finch species have similar diets.

All finch species evolved from a common ancestor.
All finch species evolved from a common ancestor.

Finch species interbreed.
Finch species interbreed.

Each finch species evolved from a different ancestor.

1 answer

  1. What do scientists think about the common ancestor of whales and hippos?

    • Response: The animal lived millions of years ago.

  2. Which example demonstrates divergence?

    • Response: Species A evolves into species B and C.

  3. Pythons have small leg bones buried in their tail muscles. What can scientists conclude from this observation?

    • Response: Pythons descended from an animal with legs.

  4. There are 13 species of Darwin’s finches on the Galapagos Islands. They have many similar features but differ in beak size and shape. Which explanation accounts for these characteristics?

    • Response: All finch species evolved from a common ancestor.