Your answer is hypothesis i think. There were no given answer choices so i went with what i think youre asking.
Mycobacterium bacteria is rod shaped. The specific species that caused TB is mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Answer:
Newer layers of earth form <u>on</u><u> </u><u>top</u> of older layers, so as we dig, we can see further back in time. Comparing the fossils between the layers can offer evidence of change.
<u>Phyletic</u><u> </u><u>gradualism</u> - slow, but constant gradual change; supported by transitional species in the fossil record
<u>Punctuated</u><u> </u><u>equilibrium</u>- long periods of no change followed by short periods of rapid change. Can also be supported by the fossil record when no transitional species are found.