A Researcher Discovers a Fossil of What Appears to Be

question 37

Multiple Choice

A researcher discovers a fossil of what appears to be one of the oldest-known multicellular organisms. The researcher could estimate the age of this fossil based on

• A) the amount of carbon-14 in the fossil.
• B) the amount of uranium-238 in the fossil.
• C) the amount of carbon-14 in the sedimentary rocks in which the fossil was found.
• D) the amount of uranium-238 in volcanic layers surrounding the fossil.
• E) the amount of uranium-238 in the sedimentary rocks in which the fossil was found.

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