Question

I will become fan and give gold medal =) The diagram below shows three fossils in layers of rocks. Picture below

Picture shows three layers of rocks. Top most layer shows the fossil of Organism C, middle layer shows fossil of Organism B, and bottom layer shows fossil of Organism A.

Which of these conclusions is most likely correct about the organisms whose fossils are shown in the diagram?

Organism A evolved from Organism B

Organism A evolved from Organism C

Organism B evolved from Organism C

Organism B evolved from Organism A

Answer 1

I won't tell you the answer.

However, I WILL tell you how to THINK.

Suppose you're painting a room with 3 layers of paint.

Which layer of paint would be on the BOTTOM: The oldest layer or the newest layer?

If you decided to add a 4th coat, where would you apply that coat; underneath the bottom(oldest) layer or over the top(newest) layer?

Sedimentation is nothing but mother nature adding layers of paint to the surface of the earth.

Now as for evolution, in which layers would you expect to find the remains of the oldest critters: the oldest layers or the newest ones?

This is not a trick question; trust your instincts.