Science Assessment ~ Items ~ EN047003

Which of the following is TRUE about living species and extinct species?

If a species living today and an extinct species have many similarities, they could share a common ancestor, but if they have few similarities they could not share a common ancestor.
A species living today and an extinct species could share a common ancestor that lived a very long time ago, even if the two species have few similarities.
No species living today could share a common ancestor with an extinct species.
Species living today could share a common ancestor with each other, but extinct species could not share a common ancestor with each other because extinct species are the ancestors of species living today, never of each other.

Group	Correct	Total	Percent
Overall	1689	3089	55%
Grades
6–8	958	1928	50%
9–12	731	1161	63%
Gender
Male	750	1440	52%
Female	892	1565	57%
Primary Language
English	1515	2763	55%
Other	130	245	53%

NRC Framework: LS4.A Biological evolution, the process by which all living things have evolved over many generations from shared ancestors, explains both the unity and the diversity of species.

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