Support for Evolution Has Come from Fossil Evidence

question 47

Multiple Choice

Support for evolution has come from fossil evidence. All of the following statements about the fossil records are true except one. Choose the exception.

• A)Fossils found in adjacent rock layers are more similar to each other than those found in distant layers.
• B)Many organisms that lived previously were different from today's living organisms.
• C)All types of organisms have left a fossil record.
• D)Different organisms were present at different times in Earth's history.
• E)In general, simpler forms of organisms are found in older rocks; more complex forms in younger rocks.

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