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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Fossils

Question 1 • MOHEGAN - EARTH SCIENCE A

Which of these is most likely to become a carbon film?

Answer
A
a dinosaur leg bone
B
a sea creature’s shell
C
a flowering plant
D
a tree trunk

Explanation

Carbon films form when pressure drives off liquids and gases from buried organisms, leaving a thin layer of carbon. A flowering plant is most likely to be preserved this way; bones and shells are more often preserved as hard parts, and a tree trunk may become petrified.

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