Which of the Following Is a Criticism of the Molecular

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a criticism of the molecular clock as a dating technique?

• A) The proportion of carbon¹⁴ in the atmosphere may change from one period of prehistory to another.
• B) Contamination by sources of uranium other than water may affect the accuracy of the dating method.
• C) Its accuracy depends on the accuracy of other chronometric methods used to date the fossil ancestors of one of the species being compared.
• D) The molecular clock is unreliable because it dates rocks, NOT organic remains.

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