Step 1: Count the dots on each tile.
Reading the six given tiles from left to right, the number of dots on each tile is 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, and 5.
Step 2: Identify the pattern.
Each count after the first two is the sum of the two counts right before it: \(1 = 0 + 1\), \(2 = 1 + 1\), \(3 = 1 + 2\), \(5 = 2 + 3\). This is the Fibonacci rule, where every term is the sum of the two terms before it.
Step 3: Apply the pattern to find the missing tile.
Following the same rule, the next term after 3 and 5 is \(3 + 5 = 8\). So the tile marked with a question mark must carry exactly 8 dots.
Step 4: Match against the options.
Option (A) shows 4 dots, option (B) shows 6 dots, option (C) shows 8 dots, and option (D) shows 9 dots. Only option (C) has the required count of 8 dots, so it is the tile that continues the sequence.
Final Answer:
The missing tile has 8 dots, matching option (C).
\[ \boxed{8 \text{ dots, option (C)}} \]
