Question

Select the statement(s) that accurately describe the characteristics of fossils.


Fossils provide little evidence about living things from the past.

Fossils can be as small as an imprint or as large as a complete skeleton.

Fossils are preserved remains, impressions, or traces of a once-living thing

Fossils were not a significant part of Darwin's observations.

Fossils give clues about the Earth's past.

Answer 1

Accurate statements:
- Fossils can be as small as an imprint or as large as a complete skeleton.
- Fossils are preserved remains, impressions, or traces of a once-living thing.
- Fossils give clues about the Earth's past.

Incorrect statements:
- "Fossils provide little evidence..." — false; fossils are important evidence about past life.
- "Fossils were not a significant part of Darwin's observations." — false; fossil evidence was an important part of Darwin’s thinking about evolution.