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What are fossils?
What are fossils?
- Traces of dead organisms that have turned into sedimentary rocks
- Remains of living organisms that have undergone a process of mineralization (correct)
- Imprints left by organisms on sand or sediment
- Burrows created by organisms in sedimentary rocks
How are fossils formed?
How are fossils formed?
- When rocks transform into fossils over many years due to geologic forces
- When organisms are buried in sand or sediment and the layers eventually turn into rock (correct)
- When organisms leave imprints on sand or sediment that later harden into rock
- Through the creation of burrows in sedimentary rocks by organisms
What does the fossil record provide evidence of?
What does the fossil record provide evidence of?
- The exact age of the fossils and organisms
- The number of extinct species on Earth
- The process of turning sediment into rocks
- How species have evolved over time (correct)
What information does the fossil record show?
What information does the fossil record show?
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