The fossil record helps scientists identify a single species from which other organisms have descended. Which is used to refer to this single species?

parent organism
fossils
descendant
common ancestor

Parent organism

Explanation:

a parent organism is a cell that splits into two daughter cells

fossils are preserved remains

descendants are the offspring of an organism

common ancestor refers to two different species that originate from one creature

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