The map shows how Earth’s continents may have once been arranged in contact with each other. The highlighted sections show the locations where different types of fossils have been discovered. Which claim do the map and fossil locations support?

Unrelated organisms can experience similar changes over time when the environmental conditions are very similar.

Only small animals and plants could survive in Earth’s ancient climate when the continents were joined together.

These organisms were powerful swimmers that were able to cross oceans to reach new continents and spread plant seeds.

These organisms lived when the continents were a single landmass but became separated due to plate tectonics.