Agroup of paleontologists are examining the fossils of a dinosaur in asia. they find that fossils of certain transition stages of this species are not available. using the theory of gradualism, how would you interpret this information?

The diagram shows a fossil of an ancient whale skull and a skull of a present-day whale. the ancient whale is extinct and is believed to be an ancestor of the present-day whale. what do these skulls most likely show that supports darwin’s theory of evolution? all populations can adapt and survive. only some organisms have a common ancestor. populations change slowly over time. populations rapidly become extinct.

!if we removed the wolf, snake, and hawk from this food web, what best explains the impact it would have? a) the number of producers would increase. b)the number of decomposers would increase. c)the number of primary consumers would increase. d)the numbers of primary consumers would decrease.

Which best describes how the common cold spreads in the human body? a bacteria burst out of normal cells killing them b viruses replicate inside respiratory cells c bacteria inject dna into normal cells d viruses insert dna into bacteria