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Fossils

Question 3 • 2026-27 AL-Earth and Space Science

An animal dies in mud, decomposes, and leaves an imprint, which is later filled by sediment to form a solid copy of the original organism.How is this fossil different from fossils of preserved remains?

Answer
O
Only hard tissue is preserved.
H
Hard and soft tissues are preserved.
O
Only soft tissue is preserved.
T
There is little change to the preserved organism.
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