Question
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
correlation
correlation
transitional fossils
transitional fossils
natural selection
natural selection
causation
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 transitional fossils.
The scenario is describing transitional fossils.
The scenario is describing a relationship known as causation.
The scenario is describing a relationship known as causation.
The scenario is describing intermediate fossils.
The scenario is describing intermediate fossils.
The scenario is describing a relationship known as correlation.
The scenario is describing a relationship known as correlation.
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 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 a transitional fossil that shows causation.
It is a transitional fossil that shows causation.
It is not a transitional fossil, but it shows causation.
When Charles Darwin published his book On the Origin of Species, he addressed his theory of descent with modification through(1 point)
Responses
transitional fossils.
transitional fossils.
positive correlation.
positive correlation.
intermediate forms.
intermediate forms.
natural selection.
Question
What is a fossil?(1 point)
Responses
A living descendent of an organism from the past
A living descendent of an organism from the past
A mineralized remnant or impression of an organism
A mineralized remnant or impression of an organism
Decomposed tissues from a deceased organism
Decomposed tissues from a deceased organism
The frozen remains of plants or animals
The frozen remains of plants or animals
Responses
correlation
correlation
transitional fossils
transitional fossils
natural selection
natural selection
causation
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 transitional fossils.
The scenario is describing transitional fossils.
The scenario is describing a relationship known as causation.
The scenario is describing a relationship known as causation.
The scenario is describing intermediate fossils.
The scenario is describing intermediate fossils.
The scenario is describing a relationship known as correlation.
The scenario is describing a relationship known as correlation.
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 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 a transitional fossil that shows causation.
It is a transitional fossil that shows causation.
It is not a transitional fossil, but it shows causation.
When Charles Darwin published his book On the Origin of Species, he addressed his theory of descent with modification through(1 point)
Responses
transitional fossils.
transitional fossils.
positive correlation.
positive correlation.
intermediate forms.
intermediate forms.
natural selection.
Question
What is a fossil?(1 point)
Responses
A living descendent of an organism from the past
A living descendent of an organism from the past
A mineralized remnant or impression of an organism
A mineralized remnant or impression of an organism
Decomposed tissues from a deceased organism
Decomposed tissues from a deceased organism
The frozen remains of plants or animals
The frozen remains of plants or animals
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the answers to your questions based on the information provided:
1. **Which kind of evidence is used by scientists to understand the intermediate states between an ancestral form and that of its descendants?**
- **transitional fossils**
2. **Which statement is true about this scenario?**
(The scenario involves similarities in bone structures between a horse leg and a human leg.)
- **The scenario is describing a relationship known as correlation.**
3. **Which statement is likely true about the fossil?**
(The scenario describes a fossil indicating that whales may have started out as small land mammals.)
- **It is a transitional fossil that shows correlation.**
4. **When Charles Darwin published his book On the Origin of Species, he addressed his theory of descent with modification through:**
- **natural selection.**
5. **What is a fossil?**
- **A mineralized remnant or impression of an organism.**
Feel free to ask if you have more questions!
1. **Which kind of evidence is used by scientists to understand the intermediate states between an ancestral form and that of its descendants?**
- **transitional fossils**
2. **Which statement is true about this scenario?**
(The scenario involves similarities in bone structures between a horse leg and a human leg.)
- **The scenario is describing a relationship known as correlation.**
3. **Which statement is likely true about the fossil?**
(The scenario describes a fossil indicating that whales may have started out as small land mammals.)
- **It is a transitional fossil that shows correlation.**
4. **When Charles Darwin published his book On the Origin of Species, he addressed his theory of descent with modification through:**
- **natural selection.**
5. **What is a fossil?**
- **A mineralized remnant or impression of an organism.**
Feel free to ask if you have more questions!