Which one of the following statements is not true? Speciation is the process of creating new species There have been five mass extinctions preserved in the fossil record All living things can be classified into one of four taxonomic domains Some bacteria are autotrophs Current rates of extinction are higher than background extinction rates

Which one of the following statements is not true? Speciation is the process of creating new species There have been five mass extinctions preserved in the fossil record All living things can be classified into one of four taxonomic domains Some bacteria are autotrophs Current rates of extinction are higher than background extinction rates

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Chapter23: Principles Of Evolution

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Problem 4SQ: The fossil record of evolution correlates with evidence from ______. a. the geologic record b....

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In _____________, new species of a lineage move into a wide range of habitats by way of bursts of microevolutionary events. a. an adaptive radiation b. natural selection c. genetic drift d. punctuated equilibrium
The Fossil Record is used to help explain the progress of evolution of species over the geologic time scale. Large gaps exist within the fossil record, however, because . Group of answer choices Fossilization is a very rare phenomenon, so not all species that existed are preserved in the fossil record Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, have destroyed many fossils that would have otherwise helped to fill in the gaps Scientists have failed to find all the fossils that are trapped within the Earth's crust There is only one Indiana Jones, and he can't possibly find all the artifacts "that belong in a museum!"
Which of the following is not a known bias in the fossil record? Fossils from well-studied areas are more likely to appear in the fossil record More abundant species are more likely to be found and in the fossil record Mammals preserve better than birds. Shells and skeletons preserve better than soft-bodied animals.
Which of the following is not an example of evidence of descent from a common ancestor? vestigial traits homology transitional features the occurrence of extinction
The Galápagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean have varied habitats. Divergent evolution is occurring on these islands. What meaning does it imply? * Have lived unchanged through long periods of stability. Change in response to changes in other species they interact with Had common ancestors but have become increasingly different Are becoming more like each other in response to their habitats no answer
Which of the following mass extinctions caused the loss of over 80% of species and was due to increased volcanic activity in what is now Siberia, Russia? The Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction The Cretaceous-Paleogene Mass Extinction The Triassic-Jurassic Mass Extinction The Ordovician-Silurian Mass Extinction
How do fossils support evolution? Group of answer choices The fossil record provides evidence that all organisms developed at the same time. The fossil record provides evidence that organisms have changed over time. Organisms in the fossil record are identical to living organisms. Individual species disappear and reappear in the fossil record over time.
Out of the three, what would be an example of evolution? A population of green beetles changes over many generations to a population of brown beetles. Individual green beetles in a population become brown because of what they are eating. The environment where a population of green beetles is living changes, becoming much more cold over time.
Which of the following is believed to be common among all mass extinction events? the type of event that causes the extinction the number of species that went extinct a significant change in the global climate the type of species that went extinct
Before humans began altering the natural world. The number of species on earth remain stable through geological time true or false,
The American flying squirrel and the flying phalanger of Australia live in similar environments and look very similar. However, they are not closely related. What type of evidence of evolution this refers to? * Temporal isolation Sexual selection Divergent Convergent evolution No answer
A group of one species of bacteria are exposed to an antibiotic. The normal bacteria die but some are resistant to the antibiotic and start multiplying. The resistant bacteria flourish and now make up the majority of the population. This is an example of what? Speciation Reduction of Gene Flow Natural Selection Geographic Isolation

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	Speciation is the process of creating new species
	There have been five mass extinctions preserved in the fossil record
	All living things can be classified into one of four taxonomic domains
	Some bacteria are autotrophs
	Current rates of extinction are higher than background extinction rates