Asked by Chuck Bass
Which of the following is true about the fossil record?
It contains evidence of numerous transitional forms of life.
It forms a complete record of past life on Earth.
It is composed of sediments transported and deposited by water.
All of these are true.
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Only the first statement is true: the fossil record contains evidence of numerous transitional forms of life.
The other two are false:
- The fossil record is incomplete (preservation bias, erosion, gaps in deposition).
- Fossils are mostly found in sedimentary rocks, but those sediments can be deposited by water, wind, ice, volcanic activity, etc., so it is not exclusively composed of sediments transported and deposited by water.
The other two are false:
- The fossil record is incomplete (preservation bias, erosion, gaps in deposition).
- Fossils are mostly found in sedimentary rocks, but those sediments can be deposited by water, wind, ice, volcanic activity, etc., so it is not exclusively composed of sediments transported and deposited by water.
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