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Evolution and Natural Selection
Similarities and differences in inherited characteristics of organisms alive today or in the past can be used to…
Item EN050002: All plants and all animals have a common ancestor with each other.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the evolution of plants and animals?
- All plants and all animals share a common ancestor with each other.
- All plants share a common ancestor, but all animals do not share a common ancestor.
- All animals share a common ancestor, but all plants do not share a common ancestor.
- No plants share a common ancestor with each other, no animals share a common ancestor with each other, and no plants share a common ancestor with any animals.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3094 |
6–8 n = 1837 |
9–12 n = 1257 |
Male n = 1494 |
Female n = 1525 |
English n = 2770 |
Other n = 235 |
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| A. | 32% | 29% | 36% | 31% | 32% | 32% | 28% |
| B. | 26% | 26% | 25% | 25% | 26% | 25% | 28% |
| C. | 22% | 24% | 20% | 23% | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| D. | 20% | 21% | 19% | 21% | 20% | 20% | 22% |