Petroleum is formed from the decomposition of animals living in the .

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The correct option is B sea
Petroleum was formed from organisms living in the sea. Over millions of years, absence of air, high temperature and high pressure transformed the dead organisms into petroleum.

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Petroleum was formed from organisms living in the sea.

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