Why Are Fossils Considered to Be an Incomplete Record of Evolution

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Multiple Choice

Why are fossils considered to be an incomplete record of evolution?

• A) The fossil record shows changes in kinds of organisms that lived on earth.
• B) The fossil record shows that many animals are extinct.
• C) The fossil record is biased for organisms that had hard shells and skeletons.
• D) Fossils document how new organisms come from preexisting organisms.

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