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

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natural selection
natural selection

causation
causation

correlation
correlation

transitional fossils

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?

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

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 intermediate fossils.
The scenario is describing intermediate fossils.

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?

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

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

When Charles Darwin published his book On the Origin of Species, he addressed his theory of descent with modification through(1 point)
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transitional fossils.
transitional fossils.

positive correlation.
positive correlation.

natural selection.
natural selection.

intermediate forms.

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What is a fossil?(1 point)
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Decomposed tissues from a deceased organism
Decomposed tissues from a deceased organism

A mineralized remnant or impression of an organism
A mineralized remnant or impression of an organism

The frozen remains of plants or animals
The frozen remains of plants or animals

A living descendent of an organism from the past

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Here are the correct responses based on the questions 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 is describing a relationship known as correlation.

  3. Which statement is likely true about the fossil?

    • 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.

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