Which fish were thought to be extinct, but were actually found in living populations?

A. Ostracoderms
B. Acanthodii
C. Placodermi
D. Acanthostega
E. Coelacanth


E. Coelacanth

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Which term typically refers to the number of species in a biological system?

a. biodiversity b. ecosystem diversity c. biogeography d. habitat heterogeneity

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Clues from geology and paleontology suggest that simple cells or their precursors arose about.

A. six billion years ago. B. six million years ago. C. four billion years ago. D. four million years ago. E. one million years ago.

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Which of the following terms is associated with polychaetes?

A. radula B. metamorphosis C. parapodia D. mantle E. visceral mass

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Altruistic behavior in animals may be a result of kin selection, a theory maintaining that:

a. genes are more likely to persist within a population when they cause behaviors that assist other animals who share those genes. b. companionship is advantageous to animals because in the future they can recognize those companions that helped them in the past and can request help from them once again. c. companionship is advantageous to animals because in the future they can recognize those companions that helped them in the past and can provide help to those individuals. d. aggression between sexes increases the survival and reproduction of the fittest individuals. e. aggression within sexes increases the survival and reproduction of the fittest individuals.

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