Your Inner Fish Pt. 2

What part of the human body is the most fascinating to Dr. Neil?

• Cranial nerves

• Hand

• Jaw

• Pelvis

What did Sir Richard Owens discover when analyzing the bones of creatures from around the world?

• Common patterns

• Common DNA

• Different brain sizes

• Different numbers of bones

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What was the underlying theme that Sir Richard Owens Noticed?

• All animals perform the same activities

• The same set of bones was being modified to perform different functions

• All animals are completely different

• All animals walk

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According to Charles Darwin, why do all animals walking the planet today share this same pattern of bones in limbs?

• They all appeared on Earth at the same time

• They all needed the same sets of bones

• They all interbreed with each other

• They all shared a common ancestor

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Which animal category contains our most distant four-legged ancestors?

• Amphibians (specifically Tetrapods)

• Mammals

• Primates

• Birds

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400 million years ago, did fish have this "one bone, two bones, many bones" pattern?

• Yes! Of course!

• No way!

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What did Darwin predict must have bridged the gap between fish and four-legged creatures?

• An egg

• A bird

• A transitional fossil

• An insect

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What did they find in the rocks by the highway?

• An ancient fish

• A tetrapod (Hynerpeton)

• A whale

• Ichthyostega

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What is an example of a modern tetrapod?

• Angel fish

• Shark

• Salamander

• Seahorse

Where does Dr. Neil's team go next to search for the transitional fossil?

• The high Arctic

• Greenland

• Iceland

• Maine

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