Scientific evidence, including the ability to determine the age of rocks, has led to the discovery that Earth’s continents were once one land mass that has since been separated. Which of the following best describes how this discovery might be useful in understanding evolutionary theory?

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anonymous · Answer

It explained what makes the continents drift around and isolate the organisms living on them.
		It provided a set of rocks of known age to which others in different places could be compared.
		It showed how mountains could form a barrier that would be difficult for organisms to cross.
		It suggested that more recently evolved organisms might be found in the oldest rocks.

blues · Answer

You should use process of elimination for this. I would focus on options which pertain specifically to life, not rocks.

anonymous · Answer

@blues Would that mean that it would be A? Because that's what I think.