Which of the following correctly describes a type of fossil and the way in which it is formed?
A) A spider imprint can be created when the spider is trapped in amber.
B) A fish fossil can be created when the fish is rapidly buried in sediment,then desiccated.
C) A dinosaur may leave a mineralized fossil if it is rapidly buried in sediment and slowly compressed over millions of years.
D) A plant fossil may take the form of a leaf imprint,created when the leaf was rapidly buried in soft mud,which hardened around it.
E) Rapid freezing or desiccation may leave a fossil imprint if the organism is rapidly buried in sediment.
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Q31: Which data would be most reliable?
A) Relative
Q32: Relative dating uses
A) indirect dating of fossils
Q33: Mineralization is the
A) replacement of organs with
Q34: Fossils found in sedimentary rocks
A) are youngest
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