Question

Suppose you found a fossil of a clamshell.What can you conclude about the once-living organism and how it became a fossil?

Answer 1

Identifying the fossil is the first step. We have already identified this fossil as a clamshell. We know clam are from the sea, but if you didn't, you could conclude this from knowing where you found the fossil (likely near the beach). Discovering where it is can also lead you to a conclusion on it's arrival as a fossil, perhaps washed up on shore or buried by an animal.

Answer 2

Answer: check explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

Fossils can be simply be defined as the remains of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT FOSSILS: from the definition we can deduce three things;

(1). Fossils are remnants of extinct organisms.

(2). Fossils are found in rocks, and fossils found in rock at different era are different from each other.It is worthy of note to know that different species of animals and plants found as fossils change through time.

(3). Fossils are remnants of once-living organisms.

MY CONCLUSION: if I find a fossil of a clamshell, I will conclude that the organism once lived and it became a fossil after it died. After it death, it became a sediment.