Please Answer: A scientist discovers a fossil of a new organism and places it in the fossil record. The fossil shows the organism had similar structures to organism X, which appears later in the fossil record. Which conclusion about the organisms is most reasonable?
A.
The fossils are from an organism that is an ancestor of organism X.
B.
The fossils came from the same organism.
C.
The fossils are from organisms that lived in the same location.
D.
The fossils are from an organism that is a descendant of organism X.
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A. The most reasonable conclusion is that the fossils are from an ancestor of organism X, as it shows similar structures to the later organism in the fossil record. This suggests a potential evolutionary relationship between the two organisms, with the earlier organism being an ancestor to the later one.
1) The fossils are from a descendant of animal T.
2) Organisms with traits that help them survive and reproduce in their environment pass on those traits.
3) A, C, B
4) Which animal is older?
5) Fossils of Archaeopteryx have traits of both dinosaurs and birds.
2) Organisms with traits that help them survive and reproduce in their environment pass on those traits.
3) A, C, B
4) Which animal is older?
5) Fossils of Archaeopteryx have traits of both dinosaurs and birds.
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