You are given a short paragraph, a question and two choices to answer from. Choose the correct answer based on the paragraph and write the answer(not the key).

Let me give you an example: Paragraph: Many of the worlds people live with water scarcity, and that percentage will increase as populations increase and climate changes.
 Question: John's town used to have lots of water, back when there were only a few hundred people. However, now that the town holds several thousand people, the water availability is 
 Choices: A)scarce 
B)plentiful
The answer to this example can be: scarce
Here is why: Based on the information given in the paragraph, population growth will make water more scarce, so that is the correct answer.

OK. solve this:
Paragraph: Fossils found at the lowest layer of rock would be the oldest, as these would have been buried for the longest time, whereas fossils found closer to the surface would be buried more recently and therefore be younger.
 Question: A fossil in the highest layer of rock would be _____ than one lower down. 
 Choices: A)younger 
B)older
Answer:
younger