Transitional Fossils Quick Check

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

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.

1 answer

It is a transitional fossil that shows correlation.
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