Chapter 15, Problem 2WIO

Summary Introduction

To enlist:

Three ways in which studying the history of life helps an individual in understanding the life’s current diversity and in predicting how the diversity can change in the future.

Concept introduction:

The fossil records are very useful in studying the history of life on Earth. The fossils provide useful information about the characteristic features of extinct organisms and also provide essential information about the environmental condition that prevailed at that time.