The fossil record shows a sequence from simple bacteria to more complicated organisms through time, it is very reliable because it is physical evidence and by studying fossils, scientists can learn how much (or how little) organisms have changed as life developed on Earth.
Answer:
1. C. Animals on land are very different from those in the sea
2. B. The shrimp could move to a new feeding ground
3. C. 300 feet
4. Unsure, but if I were to guess C. There is a similar environment
5. C. role in the food chain
Explanation:
The answer to this question is letter C. <span>The organism evolved during identification.
</span>A scientist has correctly gone through all the possible steps in a dichotomous key, but has not identified an insect. He was not able to identify the insect because t<span>he organism evolved during identification.
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Choices to this question are:
A) The scientist must have made a mistake.
B) The insect might be an unknown variation or a new species.
C) The organism evolved during identification.
D) The dichotomous key had to many questions.