Question

Which two conditions increase the chances of something being fossilized (pick two)

A. Rapid Burial

B. Soft body parts

C. Hard body parts

D Slow Burial

Answer 1

A. Rapid Burial C. Hard body parts

Step-by-step explanation:

Fossils are the remains of an organism. Fossil preservation is a process by which the remains of an organism are transformed into rocks impressions on sedimentary rocks.

Rapid burial: an animal body or plant which was buried in mud, silt or other substances shortly after death later the death body of an organism or plant become fossil. For instance the fossilized dinosaur covered by sand,or foliage after its death. Hence, rapid burial comprises preserved fossils and protected from destruction.

Hard body parts: once the living beings had been buried it must be preserved. Hard body parts such as bones, skeleton, shells and teeth have become fossils. The rapid burial and presence of mineral preserves the hard body parts.

Answer 2

Two condition that increase the chances of something being fossilized are:

A. Rapid burial

B. Hard body parts.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Rapid burial of something preserves it from degrading and decomposing agents like bacteria, scavengers, wind, flood etc.
• rapid burial also provides almost constant temperature and pressure condition so that the fossilization is carried out smoothly.
• Inorganic substances start settling on the buried substance and thus results in hardening of the fossil.
• Hard body parts undergo slow decomposition and decay as most of them have inorganic and complex molecules that take time to be broken down by detrivores. Even Scavengers avoid feeding on hard parts.
• So hard body part is a significant condition that favor fossilization.