In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Palaeontologists are like detectives who (1) ________ the evidence that (2) ______ animals left behind. Those clues to what dinosaurs were like are found in fossils - the ancient (3) _______ of an organism, such as teeth, bone or shell - or (4) _______ of animal activity, such as (5) ________ and trackways.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
evidence
The correct answer is evidence.
on the Correct Fit Based on the analysis, evidence is the most appropriate word for blank 4. It accurately describes both fossils and traces of animal activity as the data palaeontologists interpret to understand past life. The passage lists fossils as one type of evidence and then mentions "evidence of animal activity" (such as burrows and trackways) as another. Therefore, the completed phrase would be "...or evidence of animal activity, such as burrows and trackways."
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
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