Which of the following statements about carbon- 14 dating is NOT true?
A) The bodies of organisms take in carbon- 14 throughout their lives and after death until they are isolated from the atmosphere by burial.
B) Carbon- 14 dates are determined by measuring the activity of carbon- 14 and comparing to the initial activity.
C) Rocks dated by the carbon- 14 method are generally in the 100- to 70,000- year age range.
D) Cosmic bombardment changes the rate of production of carbon- 14.
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