Question

Statement 1: Fossils are preserved traces of living organisms.

Statement 2: Fossils which are found closer to the surface are more recent than the fossils in deeper layers.

• A. Only statement 1 is correct.
• B. Only statement 2 is correct.
• C. Both the statements are correct.
• D. Both the statements are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both the statements are correct.

• The preserved traces of living organisms are known as fossils. The study of fossils is known as Paleontology.
• When dug into the earth the fossils closer to the surface are more recent as compared to the fossils found in deeper layers.