EVOLUTION
EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION
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Individual species disappear and reappear in the fossil record over time.
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Organisms in the fossil record are identical to living organisms.
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The fossil record provides evidence that all organisms developed at the same time.
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The fossil record provides evidence that organisms have changed over time.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fossils document the existence of now-extinct species, showing that different organisms have lived on Earth during different periods of the planet’s history. They can also help scientists reconstruct the evolutionary histories of present-day species.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fossils provide solid evidence that organisms from the past are not the same as those found today; fossils show a progression of evolution. Fossils, along with the comparative anatomy of present-day organisms, constitute the morphological, or anatomical, record.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fossils provide important evidence for evolution and the adaptation of plants and animals to their environments. Fossil evidence provides a record of how creatures evolved and how this process can be represented by a ‘tree of life’, showing that all species are related to each other.