The correct answer is a dichotomous key. Basically, you use the key to decide what species an organism is by looking at what traits it has, and if it doesn't have some traits you can instantly rule out a large number of species which brings you closer to your answer of what the species is that you're looking at.
The remains of fossils give scientists clues as to what the world may have been like a long tome ago. If fish fossils are found on the side of a mountain, there may have been a lake there. If a skeleton is found, they can decide what creature it was.
<span> Adenine, Guanine, Thymine, and Cytosine :)</span>
