4. How should the fossils in the sediment layers of Earth appear if species have evolved over time?
A. All of the layers should contain fossils of simple organisms.
B. All of the layers should contain fossils of complex organisms.
C. The lower layers should contain fossils of more complex organisms.
D. The upper layers should contain fossils of more complex organisms.
at first, lifeforms were simple. they got more complex for a variety of reasons, including to adapt to the changing earth. simple organisms will be lower down for that reason.