Which of the Following Statements About the Fossil Record Is

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the fossil record is true?

• A) It indicates that representatives of all known plant and animal groups originated on Earth at approximately the same time.
• B) It contains strong evidence that major new groups of plants and animals were the descendants of previously existing organisms.
• C) It indicates that humans date back as far as the first indications of life.
• D) It is incomplete, disjointed, often contradictory, and generally uninterruptible with regard to the evolutionary history of life on Earth.

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