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

Living species can share ancestors with other living species, and they can share ancestors with extinct species.
Living species can share ancestors with other living species, but they cannot share ancestors with extinct species.
Living species cannot share ancestors with other living species, but they can share ancestors with extinct species.
Living species can neither share ancestors with other living species nor can they share ancestors with extinct species.

Group	Correct	Total	Percent
Overall	1978	3061	65%
Grades
6–8	1173	1874	63%
9–12	805	1187	68%
Gender
Male	924	1474	63%
Female	1024	1528	67%
Primary Language
English	1788	2715	66%
Other	137	267	51%

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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