Chapter 14, Problem 2A

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The term that defines evidence or remains of an organism.

Introduction:

Evidence of an organism signifies the traces or remains of plants, animals that existed in the past. The remains of an organism suggest that the organisms once lived on earth and its remains are found today. This is in in itself an evidence of the organism.

Explanation of Solution

Fossils are termed as the traces of remains or preserved remains of the organisms that lived on earth. The remains of the organisms are not just the organisms itself, but they are transformed into rocks. A fossil is either a part of the organism or entire remains of the organism.