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प्रश्न
Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOT)
Imprints of fossils tell us about evolutionHow?
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उत्तर
Fossil records show that evolution has taken a gradual process from simple to complex organisms. The study of fossils helps us to understand the link of evolution. The origin of modem birds is supported by the evidence of palaeontology.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What are fossils?
Describe in brief two methods of determining the age of fossils.
What are fossils? Giving one example, explain how fossils provide evidence for evolution.
The fossil trilobite was originally :
(a) an arthropod
(b) an invertebrate
(c) a reptile
(d) an ave
Some of the important fossils which have been studied are those of organisms X, Y and Z. X were marine arthropods which were common between 400 to 600 million years ago. Y were the invertebrate animals (molluscs) with a flat, coiled, spiral shell which lived in the sea about 180 million years ago. Z are the extinct carnivorous or herbivorous reptiles which appeared on the earth about 250 million years ago and became extinct about 65 million years ago. What are X, Y and Z?
State fossils importance in the study of evolution with the help of a suitable example.
The best way of direct dating fossils of recent origin is by ______.
What is the study of fossils called?
Why is Archaeopteryx considered to be a connecting link?
How does fossilization occur in plants?
