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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 EN054002: There are both similarities and differences between maple trees and lizards.
What is TRUE about maple trees and lizards?
- There are both similarities and differences between maple trees and lizards.
- There are similarities but no differences between maple trees and lizards.
- There are differences but no similarities between maple trees and lizards.
- There is no way to tell if maple trees and lizards have similarities or differences.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1623 |
6–8 n = 1058 |
9–12 n = 565 |
Male n = 749 |
Female n = 822 |
English n = 1468 |
Other n = 106 |
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| A. | There are both similarities and differences between maple trees and lizards. | 36% | 33% | 40% | 37% | 34% | 36% | 32% |
| B. | There are similarities but no differences between maple trees and lizards. | 9% | 10% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 11% |
| C. | There are differences but no similarities between maple trees and lizards. | 42% | 42% | 42% | 39% | 45% | 42% | 48% |
| D. | There is no way to tell if maple trees and lizards have similarities or differences. | 13% | 14% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 8% |