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

Which statement describes a limitation of these methods?

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Responses

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

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

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

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The statement that describes a limitation of the methods of relying on the fossil record and comparative anatomy is:

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

This indicates that these methods may not accurately represent evolutionary relationships, as modern genetic analyses can reveal different relationships than those inferred from anatomical features alone.