Question
Which statement is true?(1 point)
Responses
Fossils cannot provide information about relatedness of life forms.
Fossils cannot provide information about relatedness of life forms.
Fossils can provide information about the entire evolutionary process of life forms.
Fossils can provide information about the entire evolutionary process of life forms.
Fossils can provide information about when life forms existed.
Fossils can provide information about when life forms existed.
Fossils cannot provide information about life cycles and behaviors.
For decades, scientists relied on the fossil record and comparative anatomy to assemble evolutionary lineages.
Which statement describes a limitation of these methods?
(1 point)
Responses
They cannot be used to determine when species evolved.
They cannot be used to determine when species evolved.
They are no longer relevant because the fossil record is complete.
They are no longer relevant because the fossil record is complete.
They can show false relationships between organisms that are not reflected in the DNA.
They can show false relationships between organisms that are not reflected in the DNA.
They are not reliable evidence of how the body structures of organisms evolved.
Which statement about evolution is accurate?(1 point)
Responses
Animals, plants, and microbes have their own separate, unrelated ancestries.
Animals, plants, and microbes have their own separate, unrelated ancestries.
Scientists no longer study evolution because it has been proven.
Scientists no longer study evolution because it has been proven.
Living things have adapted and changed over time for specific, discoverable reasons.
Living things have adapted and changed over time for specific, discoverable reasons.
DNA is the only extant evidence supporting the theory of evolution.
Chimpanzees, chickens, cows, and human beings all share a gene for an insulin hormone. What does this suggest?(1 point)
Responses
This suggests that all of these species share a common ancestor.
This suggests that all of these species share a common ancestor.
This suggests that three of these species share a common ancestor.
This suggests that three of these species share a common ancestor.
This suggests that two of these species share a common ancestor.
This suggests that two of these species share a common ancestor.
This suggests that none of these species share a common ancestor.
Responses
Fossils cannot provide information about relatedness of life forms.
Fossils cannot provide information about relatedness of life forms.
Fossils can provide information about the entire evolutionary process of life forms.
Fossils can provide information about the entire evolutionary process of life forms.
Fossils can provide information about when life forms existed.
Fossils can provide information about when life forms existed.
Fossils cannot provide information about life cycles and behaviors.
For decades, scientists relied on the fossil record and comparative anatomy to assemble evolutionary lineages.
Which statement describes a limitation of these methods?
(1 point)
Responses
They cannot be used to determine when species evolved.
They cannot be used to determine when species evolved.
They are no longer relevant because the fossil record is complete.
They are no longer relevant because the fossil record is complete.
They can show false relationships between organisms that are not reflected in the DNA.
They can show false relationships between organisms that are not reflected in the DNA.
They are not reliable evidence of how the body structures of organisms evolved.
Which statement about evolution is accurate?(1 point)
Responses
Animals, plants, and microbes have their own separate, unrelated ancestries.
Animals, plants, and microbes have their own separate, unrelated ancestries.
Scientists no longer study evolution because it has been proven.
Scientists no longer study evolution because it has been proven.
Living things have adapted and changed over time for specific, discoverable reasons.
Living things have adapted and changed over time for specific, discoverable reasons.
DNA is the only extant evidence supporting the theory of evolution.
Chimpanzees, chickens, cows, and human beings all share a gene for an insulin hormone. What does this suggest?(1 point)
Responses
This suggests that all of these species share a common ancestor.
This suggests that all of these species share a common ancestor.
This suggests that three of these species share a common ancestor.
This suggests that three of these species share a common ancestor.
This suggests that two of these species share a common ancestor.
This suggests that two of these species share a common ancestor.
This suggests that none of these species share a common ancestor.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the correct responses to each question based on the principles of evolution and the fossil record:
1. **Which statement is true?**
- **Correct Response:** Fossils can provide information about when life forms existed.
2. **Which statement describes a limitation of these methods?**
- **Correct Response:** They can show false relationships between organisms that are not reflected in the DNA.
3. **Which statement about evolution is accurate?**
- **Correct Response:** Living things have adapted and changed over time for specific, discoverable reasons.
4. **Chimpanzees, chickens, cows, and human beings all share a gene for an insulin hormone. What does this suggest?**
- **Correct Response:** This suggests that all of these species share a common ancestor.
These answers reflect our understanding of evolutionary biology and the interpretation of the fossil record.
1. **Which statement is true?**
- **Correct Response:** Fossils can provide information about when life forms existed.
2. **Which statement describes a limitation of these methods?**
- **Correct Response:** They can show false relationships between organisms that are not reflected in the DNA.
3. **Which statement about evolution is accurate?**
- **Correct Response:** Living things have adapted and changed over time for specific, discoverable reasons.
4. **Chimpanzees, chickens, cows, and human beings all share a gene for an insulin hormone. What does this suggest?**
- **Correct Response:** This suggests that all of these species share a common ancestor.
These answers reflect our understanding of evolutionary biology and the interpretation of the fossil record.