Which Lineage Is Now Extinct but Appears in the Fossil

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which lineage is now extinct but appears in the fossil record from the Ordovician period through to the Devonian period?

• A) conodonts
• B) acanthodians
• C) ostracoderms
• D) placoderms

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Definitions:

Equally Wide

Referring to intervals or bins in a histogram or distribution that have the same width, ensuring uniformity in data representation.

Histogram

A graphical representation of data using bars of different heights to show the frequency of values in a dataset.

Intervals

Ranges or spans of values within which a variable or an observation can lie, often used in the context of measurement scales or confidence estimates.

Overlap

The extent to which two or more groups or distributions share common elements or regions.