Question

For decades, scientists relied on the fossil record and comparative anatomy to assemble evolutionary lineages.

Which statement describes a limitation of these methods?

(1 point)
Responses

They cannot be used to determine when species evolved.
They cannot be used to determine when species evolved.

They can show false relationships between organisms that are not reflected in the DNA.
They can show false relationships between organisms that are not reflected in the DNA.

They are not reliable evidence of how the body structures of organisms evolved.
They are not reliable evidence of how the body structures of organisms evolved.

They are no longer relevant because the fossil record is complete.

Answer 1

They can show false relationships between organisms that are not reflected in the DNA.

Explanation: Similar body structures can arise by convergent evolution (analogous traits) rather than common ancestry, and the fossil record is incomplete, so anatomy/fossils alone can sometimes mislead about true evolutionary relationships that molecular (DNA) data reveal.