Evolution Unit Test
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Question
A scientist discovers a fossil of a new organism and places it in the fossil record. The fossil shows the organism had similar structures to organism X, which appears later in the fossil record. Which conclusion about the organisms is most reasonable?(1 point)
Responses
The fossils are from an organism that is an ancestor of organism X.
The fossils are from an organism that is an ancestor of organism X.
The fossils are from an organism that is a descendant of organism X.
The fossils are from an organism that is a descendant of organism X.
The fossils came from the same organism.
The fossils came from the same organism.
The fossils are from organisms that lived in the same location.
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The correct response is: The fossils are from an organism that is an ancestor of organism X.
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