Question

Organisms with hard parts stand a good chance of being fossilized if they are___

A.rapidly decomposed by bacteria
B.slowly buried by sediments
C.rapidly eaten by scavengers
D.rapidly buried by sediments (my answer)

Answer 1

D is the correct answer. The fast it takes for them to be buried the more common it is that they will become fossilized.
B is not true because the longer it takes, the less likely it will be fossilized, this is because it could possibly be moved the longer its there.