PTB.S1.Q19 - Paleontologist: It is widely, but falsely...

jhile123

Ok I understand why the answer I marked, C was incorrect, specifically because of the last part of the sentence says "some clearly never were". However, the correct answer choice, option D also confuses me because it says that small amounts of the Co2 entered the soil from the atmosphere. The confusing part in all this is that the premise says the plants make the Co2 and put it into the atmosphere, so I do not understand completely why option D is correct. I understand why my answer of option C was incorrect, however.

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maco4538

In any case, we have to ask ourselves "is this enough evidence to warrant the conclusion?" D created a scope in which the evidence was no longer sufficient. While there were traces of Carbon 14, D says it was an insignificant amount. In a world where life began on land, we would need to see substantial traces of Carbon 14, but D says this is not the case.