Question

question 7
4 pts
fish fossils were found on top of a mountain. what conclusion can be made from this observation about the mountain?
○ earthquake happen
○ adaptation, fish now lives on land
○ mountain was under water
○ natural selection

Explanation:

Fish are aquatic organisms, so their fossils only form in environments where they lived (water bodies). Finding their fossils on a mountain top indicates the area was once underwater, and geological processes (like tectonic uplift) raised the seabed into a mountain over time. The other options do not fit: earthquakes alone don't explain aquatic fossils on mountains, fish did not adapt to live on land in this context, and natural selection is unrelated to this geological observation.

Answer:

mountain was under water