Which of the Following, If Discovered, Could Refute Our Current

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following, if discovered, could refute our current understanding of the pattern of evolution?

• A) no fossils of soft-bodied animals
• B) a modern bird having reptile-like scales on its legs
• C) radioactive dating of rocks showing that rocks closer to the Earth's surface are younger than lower rock strata
• D) diverse fossils of mammals in Precambrian rock

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Definitions:

Caudate Nucleus

A curved, elongated nucleus located within the brain, playing a key role in various functions including motor processing, learning, memory, and emotion regulation.

Corpus Striatum

Caudate nucleus, putamen, and globus pallidus; so-named because of the striations caused by intermixing of gray and white matter, which result from the number of tracts crossing the anterior portion of the corpus striatum.

Subthalamic

Pertaining to the location or region under or beneath the thalamus in the brain, often referring to the subthalamic nucleus involved in motor control.

Central Sulcus

A prominent landmark of the brain, separating the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe.