LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Trace fossils are rocks that have preserved evidence of biological activity. They are not fossilized remains, just the traces of organisms. The imprint of an ancient leaf or footprint is a trace fossil.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following statements about the fossil and living records of species are correct? Correct Answer(s): The combined record of living species and fossil species is essential for understanding evolution.-Fossils may be the only source of information about some extinct species.