Groups of fossil plants and animals follow each other in a definite and determinable order, and any period of geologic time can be recognized by its respective fossils. this is a statement of the

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The answer that best fits the blank above is PRINCIPLE OF FOSSIL SUCCESSION. This principle states that fossils appear in an order chronologically in a vertical manner. Hope this answers your question.

Competition. interaction among organisms that compete for the same natural resource (food, shelter, water, space) in an ecosystem. predation. an interaction in which one organism kills another for food. predator. prey. symbiosis. mutualisum. commensalisum. parasitisum.

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