DE_LE_3.1_History of Life on Earth_TestBank

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According to the diagram, which organisms do NOT share a common ancestor?

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Event A is an example of _, and Event B is an example of __.

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This graph shows the number of living species of a taxonomic unit of organisms. Using your knowledge of the history of life on Earth, which group of organisms do you think this graph represents?

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How many taxonomic units are on this evolutionary tree diagram?

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When did complex animals first begin to appear?

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Prokaryotes are unicellular organisms that do not contain ________.

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When did arthropods first appear?

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When did eukaryotes first form?

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When did modern humans first appear?

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In this evolutionary tree diagram, which two organisms are least closely related?

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A scientist looking at animal fossils from 400 million years ago might see the first appearance of which organism?

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When did multicellular life forms appear?

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The codons that code for alanine in a potato beetle are the same as those that code for alanine in mackerel and humans. This evidence best supports which of the following ideas?

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Why was the development of proto-amphibians so significant to life on early Earth?

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Which is a reasonable statement about the asteroid impact 65 million years ago?

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Why is sexual reproduction critical to the process of evolution?

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A scientist claims to have found a fossil that is more than 6 billion years old. Why is the scientist’s claim false?

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A global storm system lowers the average temperature of Earth by 10 degrees. Most of the organisms on Earth are wiped out. 1 million years later, Earth is once again populated by a variety of organisms. This repopulation is an example of a(n)

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According to the diagram, which organisms do NOT share a common ancestor?

Event A is an example of _______, and Event B is an example of ________.

This graph shows the number of living species of a taxonomic unit of organisms. Using your knowledge of the history of life on Earth, which group of organisms do you think this graph represents?

How many taxonomic units are on this evolutionary tree diagram?

When did complex animals first begin to appear?

Prokaryotes are unicellular organisms that do not contain ________.

When did arthropods first appear?

When did eukaryotes first form?

When did modern humans first appear?

In this evolutionary tree diagram, which two organisms are least closely related?

A scientist looking at animal fossils from 400 million years ago might see the first appearance of which organism?

When did multicellular life forms appear?

The codons that code for alanine in a potato beetle are the same as those that code for alanine in mackerel and humans. This evidence best supports which of the following ideas?

Why was the development of proto-amphibians so significant to life on early Earth?

Which is a reasonable statement about the asteroid impact 65 million years ago?

Why is sexual reproduction critical to the process of evolution?

A scientist claims to have found a fossil that is more than 6 billion years old. Why is the scientist’s claim false?

A global storm system lowers the average temperature of Earth by 10 degrees. Most of the organisms on Earth are wiped out. 1 million years later, Earth is once again populated by a variety of organisms. This repopulation is an example of a(n)

A scientist claims to have found fossil remains of an arthropod. The specimen has bilateral symmetry and a backbone. Why is her claim false?

Event A is an example of _, and Event B is an example of __.