Question

Which of the following is an observation paleontologists have made from the rock patterns?Organisms are less complex today compared to the organisms that first appeared on Earth.Species tend to disappear and then reappear due to the environment’s evolution.Fossils that closely match living species today are found in the same geographic areas.Very few of the species that ever lived are extinct today.

Answer 1

Answer: The best option would be Species tend to disappear and then reappear due to the environment’s evolution.

Step-by-step explanation:

Option 1 is incorrect because organisms today are more complex than the organism that first appeared on Earth.

Option 3 is incorrect because fossils that have closely matched with a living species cannot only be found in the same geographical areas but are also found on different continents.

Option 4 is incorrect because 99.9% of species have gone extinct.