A scientist discovers a fossil of a new organism and places it in the fossil record. The fossil shows the organism had similar structures to organism X, which appears later in the fossil record. Which conclusion about the organisms is most reasonable?(1 point) Responses The fossils are from an organism that is a descendant of organism X. The fossils are from an organism that is a descendant of organism X. The fossils are from an organism that is an ancestor of organism X. The fossils are from an organism that is an ancestor of organism X. The fossils are from organisms that lived in the same location. The fossils are from organisms that lived in the same location. The fossils came from the same organism.
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The most reasonable conclusion about the organisms is: The fossils are from an organism that is an ancestor of organism X.
This conclusion follows because the newly discovered fossil shows similarities with organism X, but since it predates organism X in the fossil record, it suggests that the newly discovered organism is likely an ancestor rather than a descendant.
