How does an organism's structure affect it's ability to survive?

What does the positioning of transcription factors determine?

The variation among individuals, on which natural selection acts

Paleontologists have found plant fossils deep within the layers of the north polar region. these leaf fossils have been labeled as to the rock layers they were found in, with the lower numbers being layers close to the earth's surface and higher numbers representing deeper layers. according to the numbers of these four leaf fossils, what might you infer?