EARTH SCIENCE
FOSSILS
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Question
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What are Preserved remains?
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Fossils that have been entirely preserved
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A hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism
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Provide evidence of the activities from a specific organism
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None of the above
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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: -Some mummified fossils include mammoths found frozen in the arctic permafrost, which are preserved by the cold just as a freezer preserves food. Recrystallization-A process by which the minerals making up the original shell or bone of a fossil change into a different mineral made of the same chemical components.
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