Early naturalists found fossils of the same species of plants and animals located on continents that are separated by thousands
of miles of oceans. Which geological theory explains this phenomenon? A) natural drift B) natural selection C) continental drift D) continental selection
The theory of continental drift was given by Wegner who proposed that on early earth, all the present-day continents were joined together to form a single supercontinent called Pangea.
He further added that this Pangea then broke into the many continents due to the platetectonic movements.
The fossils of same species of living organisms such as plants and animals located on different continents that are separated by vast oceans provide a piece of evidence for the continental drift theory.
The answer is NO. This is because different environments require different adaptations. A desirable trait in one environment may be inconsequential or detrimental in another environment. This is the reason also why evolution is continuous as natural selection acts on traits of a population to ensure desirable traits are retained with changes in the environment in a dynamic world.
