Which statements explain what the fossil record indicates? Check all that apply.

1. Earth is 4.5 billion years old.

2. Many organisms have become extinct.

3. Mammals have always existed on Earth.

4. Mass extinctions have occurred several times on Earth.

5. The amount of water on Earth has decreased over time.

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Ana Peterson

21 April, 15:46

Which statements explain what the fossil record indicates? Check all that apply.

1. Earth is 4.5 billion years old.

2. Many organisms have become extinct.

3. Mammals have always existed on Earth.

4. Mass extinctions have occurred several times on Earth.

5. The amount of water on Earth has decreased over time.

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Harold Gomez · Answer 1

Only the staement that tells that the human existed always is the wrong statement.

Explanation:

Fossils are the remains of plants and animals that were preserved in the rocks some billions of years ago. Fossil record shows about the connecting links between different organisms. Fossil record show the age of earth and life started on earth and evolution of different animals on earth. As we know that the earth is on third time covered with water and due to globel warming and activities of living being the water as decrease in quantity on the surface of earth from fossil record we can also determine the water content of earth.

Gerald Friedman · Answer 2

- Many organisms have become extinct

- Mass extinctions have occurred several times on Earth

Explanation:

The fossil records show us lot of things about the Earth. They show us approximately when the life occurred on our planet, as well as the type of living organisms that lived in the past. They are a witness of the evolution of the organisms, and show us that lot of species lived in the past and over time either evolved into other species or died out.