The Fossil Record Is Incomplete Because

question 21

Multiple Choice

The fossil record is incomplete because

• A) very few organisms were preserved as fossils.
• B) organisms tend to decay before becoming a fossil.
• C) animals with hard parts are preserved more easily.
• D) geological processes may destroy fossils.
• E) all of these

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