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Which of the following pieces of evidence would best support the argument that humans are more evolutionarily related to fish than they are to insects?(1 point)
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The earliest fish fossils are found in the lowest strata of sedimentary rocks, followed by insects, and then humans.
The earliest fish fossils are found in the lowest strata of sedimentary rocks, followed by insects, and then humans.

Fossils of ancient fish and human ancestors have been discovered in the same sedimentary rock layers.
Fossils of ancient fish and human ancestors have been discovered in the same sedimentary rock layers.

The early stages of embryo development in fish and humans look strikingly similar while insects develop very differently compared to both fish and humans.
The early stages of embryo development in fish and humans look strikingly similar while insects develop very differently compared to both fish and humans.

All these organisms require oxygen to survive.

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"The early stages of embryo development in fish and humans look strikingly similar while insects develop very differently compared to both fish and humans."

Why: Similar embryology reflects shared developmental genes and common ancestry (homologous traits). Fossil ordering or co-occurrence doesn't prove closer relatedness, and requiring oxygen is a very ancient, widespread trait (not evidence of a closer relationship).