AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

MODERN THEORY OF EVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a fossil?
A
structures that look different but are made up of the same bones
B
preserved remains of present organisms
C
preserved remains of ancient organisms
D
change over time
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fossils are the preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments, such as sand and mud, under ancient seas, lakes and rivers. Fossils also include any preserved trace of life that is typically more than 10 000 years old.

Detailed explanation-2: -A preserved fossil, also known as a “true form fossil, ” is one that remains intact, or nearly intact, because of the method in which it was fossilized.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fossils are the remains or traces of ancient life that have been preserved by natural processes. Examples of fossil include shells, bones, stone imprints of animals or microbes, exoskeletons, objects preserved in amber, petrified wood, coal, hair, oil, and DNA remnants.

Detailed explanation-4: -fossil, remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in Earth’s crust.

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