Question

Fossils are always:

• A. Connecting links
• B. Extinct organisms
• C. Dead organisms
• D. Aged organisms

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Dead organisms

The correct option is C:

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Fossils are preserved impressions of plants or animals embedded in a rock. They can take the shape of a body or a trace.
2. Fossils are discovered in sedimentary rocks in the form of strata that have collected over time.
3. They are dead organisms.
4. Fossils are important from an evolutionary perspective as they reveal important details and insights about an organism and how it lived.
5. Typically, the most common type of fossils is bones.
6. Fossils can also be formed from shells, exoskeleton, hairs, skin imprints, and even petrified wood.

Final answer: Fossils are always dead organisms.