Question

Coal is formed when layers of plant matter accumulate at the bottom of a body of water and are protected from biodegradation and oxidization. Over time, the properties of the original material change. What evolutionary significance, if any, does this have

Answer 1

its most likely b in this matter

Answer 2

Below are the choices that can be found elsewhere:

A. It is a form of fossil fuel that can be used for generating energy.
B. It is a form of fossilized plant and it can be used to study the plants that lived at the time.
C. It does not have any evolutionary significance.

The answer is B. I hope it helps.