Question 1

What do transitional fossils BEST support?

Accepted Answer

the Theory of Biological Evolution

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the Theory of Continental Drift

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the Law of Superposition

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the Theory of Geological Evolution

Question 2

Scientists think that dolphins and whales may have evolved from a common ancestor. What evidence supports this hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

They have similar anatomies.

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They eat the same food.

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They live in the same area of the ocean.

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They swim the same way.

Question 3

What process is MOST responsible for the extinction of most species of plants and animals that have lived on Earth?

Accepted Answer

environmental changes

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decrease in reproduction

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selective breeding

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gene mutation

Question 4

Which would indicate that a series of fossils represent the evolution of the horse?

Accepted Answer

All of the fossils show similar structures to that of the modern horse.

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All of the fossils are completely identical to horse bones.

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All of the fossils were located in the same place on Earth as horses.

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All of the fossils were found in the same layers of rocks as horse fossils.

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