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Whale Evolution Reading
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1
How many species of whale are there?
76
86
106
46
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How long ago did mammals first evolve?
Around 15 MYA
Around 300 MYA
Around 50 MYA
Around 200 MYA
3
Evolution happens over hundreds of years.
False
True
4
Every animal that dies will become a fossil.
False
True
5
In Egypt, what did scientists discover about the
Basilosaurus?
Its fossils are the same as a blue whale
It could walk on land
It had tiny useless legs
It was the blue whale's twin
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What is the best definition of FOSSIL RECORD?
All the human fossils
All the oldest fossils
All the most recent fossils
The history of life shown by fossils
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Why did scientists first think the ancient wolf was related to whales?
It was very large
It had the same ear structure
It had the same nostrils
It also had flippers
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What does
Pakicetus
mean?
Wolf from Pakistan
Whale from Pakistan
First Whale
Ancient Whale
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Why are
transition fossils
important?
They show us ancient whales
They show mass extinctions
They show us extinct animals
They show how animals slowly change
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The fossil record for many species will remain incomplete.
False
True
