What type of ology studies how living things interact with the environment?

Up until 1938, paleontologists accepted the idea that coelacanths (an ancient fish) went extinct at the time that they last appear in the fossil record, about 80 million years ago. but in 1938, a live coelacanth was discovered off the coast of south africa that was compared to the fossil record and found to be the same species what goal of science does this discovery represent

Why are fossils not found in igneous rocks? igneous rocks are made from cooling of lava or magma. igneous rocks are found too deep underground. igneous rocks are too dark in color to contain fossils. igneous rocks are too dense to contain fossils.

Linda and julia are trying to determine whether their ideas are scientific or pseudoscientific. linda's idea is free of bias. julia's idea gives the same result when tested repeatedly. which statement is correct about linda and julia's idea?