Evidence for evolution

Comparing the anatomy of fish and whales shows that...

• fish and whales are closely related to each other

• whales are more closely related to land mammals than fish

• fish are more closely related to land mammals than fish

• both species live in the ocean

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True or False:

Humans and dolphins have arm and leg buds (bumps) when they are young embryos.

• True

• False

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How do fossils help support the idea that whales evolved from land creatures?

• There are many fossils of whales that lived on land.

• There are many fossils of land mammals that lived near water.

• There are many fossils that share features with land mammals and modern whales.

• There are many fossils that share features with fish and modern whales.

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Whales share the most DNA with hippos.

What does that tell us about their evolution?

• Whales evolved from hippos

• Hippos evolved from whales

• Whales and hippos both evolved from the same modern species.

• Whales and hippos both evolved from the same ancestor species

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What is a line of evidence in evolution?

• A group of experiments that supports evolution

• A group of similar facts that supports evolution

• A group of guesses supported by many scientists

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