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Q: How does the fossil record help us determine the evoultion of organisms?
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What does comparing organisms in the fossil record provide evidence for?

Comparing organisms in the fossil record providesevidence that organisms have changed over time


The fossil record refers to what?

It refers to organisms that lived in the past.


What are the preserved remains of living organisms arranged by age?

fossil or fossil record hope this helps -sj


The fossil record shows that periods of are followed by diversity in organisms.?

Mass extinction


The fossil record shows that periods of what are followed by diversity in organisms?

Mass extinction


What does the fossil record reveal about new species of organisms?

They evolved over time from older species.


How the fossil record indicates a long history of changing life forms.?

The fossil record shows that different species have evolved over time. The fossil record also provides evidence of how a specific organism evolved from earlier species. The fossil record shows that organisms have become more complex over time. It also shows which organisms lived during the same time period, which have a common ancestor, and which have become extinct.


Which organisms have produced the oldest fossil evidence?

Cyanobacteria are the first to appear in the fossil record.


What are traces or remains of organisms that lived in the past?

Fossils are proof of organisms that lived long ago


What tool can help scientists to determine ancient species became extinct?

fossil record


Are fossils records complete or incomplete?

Fossil records are not complete. By some estimates, less than 1% of organisms that have lived appear in the fossil record.


What do fossil forms of evolution show?

The transition of phyla of organisms over time. That is the great strength of the fossil record; evolution shown in the sedimentary rock.