1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Mila [183]
3 years ago
14

Why is the fossil record biased

Biology
1 answer:
svetoff [14.1K]3 years ago
6 0

Information in the fossil records are incomplete, scientists are left with certain biases concerning fossil preservation. Fossils are the preserved remains of organisms that are found in rocks. They give clues to how the earth has evolved in geologic past, and the nature of organisms that lived during that period in time.  A lot of biases are known with fossil preservation as a geologic record might not tally with the phylogenic relationship developed by biologists.  Some fossils can become lost in the geologic record due to the dynamic nature of our planet. Earth materials can be eroded and weathered causing preserved fossils to be lost and exposed.  Some organisms are naturally favored due to their physiology to be preserved as fossils in the geologic record. Others would be lost. This makes records of life in preserved as fossils highly subjective.

Hope this helps, good luck!

You might be interested in
Pictured is a ribosome. How are ribosomes different from most other cell organelles?
shusha [124]
C. They are not enclosed by a membrane. 

D is incorrect because Ribosomes do not contain DNA, the nucleolus does.
B is also incorrect because they aren't located outside the cell, they're in the cell, on the endoplasmic reticulum.

Hoped this helped :)
4 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
How is solar energy absorbed and admitted by earths surface?
mylen [45]

Answer:

About 23 percent of incoming solar energy is absorbed in the atmosphere by water vapor, dust, and ozone, and 48 percent passes through the atmosphere and is absorbed by the surface. Of the 340 watts per square meter of solar energy that falls on the Earth, 29% is reflected back into space, primarily by clouds, but also by other bright surfaces and the atmosphere itself. About 23% of incoming energy is absorbed in the atmosphere by atmospheric gases, dust, and other particles. The remaining 48% is absorbed at the surface

5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
The soil matter formed by decade organic matter is called​
GaryK [48]

Answer:

the soil matter formed by decade organic matter is called humus.

3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
A species with narrow niches that can survive in a small range of environmental conditions are
Ugo [173]

Answer:

D. Specialist Species

<h2>What is the advantage for species to be specialists, and how can they survive in the presence of opportunistic/generalist species?</h2>

In the setting of specialized habitats or unique situations, specialized species exist. When those conditions and surroundings change, they must adapt or go extinct, thus they must survive while they still exist.

When compared to generalists, they have the benefit of efficiency, which increases the likelihood of survival and, hence, reproduction within certain settings or situations. The generalists, on the other hand, have the benefit of being able to survive in a larger variety of circumstances and have a higher probability of doing so.

Cactuses, which are plants adapted to dry environments, are an example of specialization. More generalist plant species would typically outcompete cacti in most habitats on Earth, but very few of such species could endure the harsh conditions of a desert.

Extreme environmental conditions, competition for limited resources, and "evolutionary arms races" are some of the pressures that cause specialization. Cheetahs sprint quickly both because their prey moves quickly and because quicker cheetahs will be more effective hunters and more likely to procreate. The advantage of specialization is clear when seen from the standpoint of catching the next meal on a daily basis.

My key argument is that specialization's benefits must always be viewed in the context of the environment that generated the selective pressure that resulted in specialization. Although experts are specialists because they must be, their specializations put them in danger.

4 0
1 year ago
A food web is
inn [45]

Answer:

C

Explanation:

8 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • What's the relationship between antigens and antibodies
    9·1 answer
  • The vascular cambium _____.
    12·1 answer
  • Which root operation is used when a foreign body is removed from a body part?
    6·1 answer
  • Select the correct answer.
    10·1 answer
  • In humans, the allele for red hair, b, is recessive to the allele for brown hair, B. A man and his wife both have brown hair. Th
    8·1 answer
  • ________________is a technique used with persons with panic disorder that aims at restoring a normal level of carbon dioxide in
    13·1 answer
  • The thin segment of the nephron loop's descending limb ________.
    14·1 answer
  • Fleas are tiny insects that you might find on your dog. Fleas bite their skin and suck their blood causing them to itch while th
    13·1 answer
  • An example of __ is the color of betta fish. When a RED fish (GG) is crossed with a YELLOW fish (gg), all of the offspring will
    14·1 answer
  • What is the name of the process that plants use to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
    13·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!