Question
Explain with the help of an example each, how the following provides evidence in favour of evolution:
Fossils
Solution
Fossils are the preserved remains of plants or animals.
There are two main types of fossils:
(i) body fossils
(ii)trace fossils
Body fossils are the preserved remains of a plant or animal’s body.
Trace fossils are the remains of the activity of an animal, such as preserved trackways, footprints, fossilized egg shells, and nests.
There are two main types of fossils:
(i) body fossils
(ii)trace fossils
Body fossils are the preserved remains of a plant or animal’s body.
Trace fossils are the remains of the activity of an animal, such as preserved trackways, footprints, fossilized egg shells, and nests.
