The type of information directly provided by these fossil footprints is useful because it

• offers details about how these individuals changed during their lifetime

• offers data regarding their exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation

• is a record of information about what these individuals ate during their lifetime

• is a record of some similarities and differences they share with present-day species

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The similarities and differences in the front limb bones of three different mammal species suggest that all three species developed from the same ancestor, but what did they do differently?

• Produced different numbers of offspring

• Lived in different time periods

• Adapted to different habitats

• Migrated to similar habitats

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The diagrams below show embryos of three different vertebrate species. According to one theory, similarities in these embryos suggest common ancestry. As these embryos mature, they will most likely:

• develop new organs according to the nutritional requirements of each organism

• continue to closely resemble each other as adults

• show no similarity as adults

• develop the distinctive characteristics of their species

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According to these data, the unknown bacterial species is most closely related to which species?

• species I

• species II

• species III

• species IV

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The diagram below shows the evolutionary relationships between several groups of organisms. Organisms with the greatest biochemical similarities would most likely be found in which pair of genera?

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 3

• 3 and 4

• 1 and 4

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Which statement could account for the similarities between the woolly mammoth and present-day elephants?

• Common gene mutations were caused by agents such as industrial chemicals and radiation.

• Present-day species developed from earlier, different species.

• Selective breeding results in offspring better able to survive.

• Both animals have identical genetic information.

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Two nucleotide sequences found in two different species are almost exactly the same. This suggests that these species

• are evolving into the same species

• contain identical DNA

• may have similar evolutionary histories

• have the same number of mutations

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Plasma membranes, ribosomes, and mitochondria are similar in different organisms such as the oak tree and grasshopper. This similarity provides evidence of

• organic evolution

• use and disuse

• body cell mutations

• recombinant DNA

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Which statement best describes the relationship between cells, DNA, and proteins?

• Cells contain DNA that controls the production of proteins.

• DNA is composed of proteins that carry coded information for how cells function.

• Proteins are used to produce cells that link amino acids together into DNA.

• Cells are linked together by proteins to make different kinds of DNA molecules.

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In a cell, the transfer of genetic information from DNA to RNA occurs in the

• cell membrane

• endoplasmic reticulum

• nucleus

• nucleolus