Assume It Is Possible to Remove Continuous Cores of Rock

question 48

Multiple Choice

Assume it is possible to remove continuous cores of rock from Earth that are 3,000 feet long and contain fossils. What would the theory of evolution by natural selection predict about the fossils found in such cores as they are examined from top to bottom?

• A)Lower fossils are more similar to living species than higher fossils.
• B)The number of fossils decreases from top to bottom, but the number of species increases.
• C)Fossil species remain constant from top to bottom.
• D)Higher fossils are more similar to living species than lower fossils.
• E)Fossil forms are arranged in random patterns.

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