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Evolution and Natural Selection
Item EN048003: All plants and animals -- including humans -- came from a common ancestor.
Which of the following is TRUE about the relatedness of different groups of organisms?
- All animals, except for humans, came from a common ancestor, and all plants came from a common ancestor. However, plants and animals do not have a common ancestor with each other.
- All animals, including humans, came from a common ancestor, and all plants came from a common ancestor. However, plants and animals do not have a common ancestor with each other.
- All plants and all animals, except for humans, originally came from an ancient common ancestor.
- All plants and all animals, including humans, originally came from an ancient common ancestor.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1605 |
6–8 n = 1043 |
9–12 n = 562 |
Male n = 741 |
Female n = 813 |
English n = 1451 |
Other n = 105 |
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| A. | 19% | 22% | 14% | 20% | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| B. | 46% | 46% | 47% | 46% | 47% | 46% | 50% |
| C. | 13% | 14% | 11% | 14% | 12% | 13% | 11% |
| D. | 22% | 18% | 28% | 20% | 23% | 22% | 20% |