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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)ResponsesIt 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.It is not a transitional fossil, but it shows causation.Skip to navigation

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It is a transitional fossil that shows correlation.

Explanation: the fossil has intermediate features linking land mammals to whales, so it’s transitional evidence of evolutionary change. Fossils show patterns and relationships (correlation), not direct proof of mechanisms (causation).