Question

need help with this problem 1. why do you think fossils are important to the study of evolution?2. Do you think the word transitional is a scientifically appropiate description for fossils?3. Knowing how fossils form, do you think it's likely that humans will ever piece together a complete fossil record for every species that ever existed on earth? why or why not?

Answer 1

1) Fossils are the preserved remains of traces of organisms from the past so they are very important evidence for evolution. They show extinct organisms that were very different from any now living, it also shows successions of organisms through time. Fossils tell us when organisms lived, they provide evidence for the progression and evolution of life on the earth over millions of years.