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Sometimes they are referred to as bits of dead plants or animals.

Others refer to them as fossils, or organic remains.

If it is a decayed organism (either plant OR animal) it might be referred to as 'detritus'.

If it's the final remains of a human being, it may be referred to as a corpse.

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What are dried remains of cereal plants called?

Dried remains of cereal plants are called "grains" or "cereal grains." These are the edible fruits or seeds of plants like wheat, rice, corn, and oats, which are harvested and dried for consumption.


Are fossilized plants an example of artifacts?

No. Artifacts are strictly things that have been modified by human action.


Brief parargraph that describes and compares the following terms historian archaeologist artifact fossil anthropologist?

A historian studies history, an archaeologist studies the pre-historic past, an artifact is an object made by people, a fossil is a type of remains (usually bone) from an animal that lived in the past - sometimes the very distant past - and an anthropologist studies the various forms of human society and culture. All of these are involved in some way with a study and understanding of the past.


What is most closely associated with the Nazca culture?

The Nazca culture is most closely associated with the Nazca Lines, geoglyphs created in the desert of southern Peru. These massive line drawings depict animals, plants, and geometric designs, and their purpose remains a subject of speculation among researchers.


How do fossil fuels come from the sun?

This question could mean 2 different things so I'll answer both. Fossil fuels are made from plants and animals hundreds of millions of years ago, these plants and animals' atomic structure would be from substances originally created from the sun. When these plants and animals existed hundreds of millions of years ago, these plants would have harnessed energy from the sun via photosynthesis, when the animals ate the plants they would harness the energy the plants had harnessed from the sun, so when the plants and animals died and eventually got buried under mud and rocks to decompose, they decomposed into fossil fuels which still contained the energy they'd harnessed from the sun hundreds of millions of years ago which is being burnt here in the 21st century and used for electricity and vehicles (despite many environmental downsides).

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The remains of animals and plants which have been preserved in rocks are known as?

fossils


What are the remains of plants and animals that have been preserved in sedimentary rock?

FOSSILS


Who Preserved remains of ancient organisms?

Paleontologists are scientists who specialize in the study of past life through the examination of preserved remains of ancient organisms. They work to uncover information about evolutionary relationships, biodiversity, and past ecosystems by studying fossils and other remnants.


What is dead plants or animals that have turned into rock?

Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of plants and animals that lived in the past. Through a process called petrification, minerals replace the organic material in the remains, turning them into rock-like structures over time.


What is the name of a person who studies fossil remains of plants and animals?

A paleontologist studies fossilized remains of plants and animals.


What are the remains of prehistoric plants and animals called?

FOSSILS ! comes from latin word Fossus which means "having been dug up". Anything that was once a living organism from a past geologic time is considered a fossil.


What is decaying plants and animal remains called?

When plants and animals (any living matter) decay, their remains are in the soil, in the material called humus.


Any trace of a dead organism such an an imprint in a rock is called?

Any evidence of ancient life is called a fossil.


What is a rock made from animal remains called?

A rock made from animal remains is called a fossiliferous rock. These rocks contain fossils, which are the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms. Common examples include limestone and shale, where the remains of marine animals or plants are often found. Fossiliferous rocks provide valuable insights into the history of life on Earth.


How fosils are made?

Fossils are formed when the remains of plants or animals are buried quickly by sediment and then preserved over time through a process called mineralization, where minerals replace the original organic material. Over thousands or millions of years, these preserved remains can become fossils through various processes like compression, impression, or petrification.


The organic materials formed in the soil from the decayed remains of plants and animals is called what?

It is called humus.humus


What is the organic material formed soil from the decayed remains of plants and animals called?

It is called humus.humus