LS U5 review- history of life on earth

Which organism is most closely related to the fish?​ (a)  

• Salamander
• Tortoise
• Pig
• Cow
• Chicken

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Which organism is most closely related to the chimpanzee?

• Hamster

• Lizard

• Salamnder

• Salmon

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Which organism is most distantly related to the chimpanzee?

• Hamster

• Lizard

• Salamnder

• Salmon

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Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor of the lizard, hamster and chimpanzee?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What letter represents the common ancestor of all organisms shown in the chart?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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How long did it take for vertebrates to transition from water to land?

• Thousands of years

• Hundreds of thousands of years

• Millions of years

• A billion years

Why is the one bone/two bone/many bones/digits limb pattern important for origin of the tetrapods?

• It completes the fossil record.

• It shows how fish developed legs once on land to become tetrapods.

• It can show how all tetrapods still have basic fin bones.

• It can show a pattern of relatedness over time.

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How do fossils support evolution?

• Individual species disappear and reappear in the fossil record over time.

• Organisms in the fossil record are identical to living organisms.

• The fossil record provides evidence that all organisms developed at the same time.

• The fossil record provides evidence that organisms have changed over time.

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According to the diagram, which organism is older?

• gastropod

• trilobite

• fern

• ammonite

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The fossils found closer to the surface of the ground are generally -

(a)  

• Younger & more complex
• Older & simpler
• Younger & simpler
• Older & more complex

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