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What prerequisites must be met for most organisms to be fossilized?
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∙ 11y ago
Most of the fossils we find were buried in flood sediments. Thus, rapid burial (preferably in an anoxic environment) aids in fossilization. Most of the fossils that ever existed were subsequently eroded away and obliterated by the same river systems where they were created. A second requirement, therefore, tends to be climate change, or some environmental disturbance (such as an earthquake or volcanic eruption) that changes the course of a river system, or gently uplifts a mountain range.
Some fossils, especially insects, are encased in amber. These are exquisitely well preserved, but it requires millenia for tree sap to harden into stone.
Second, for us to find the fossils, they must again erode close to the surface where fossil hunters can stumble across them and recognize them for what they are. Many fossils have been destroyed by people who did not recognize these strange things eroding out of the earth had any value.
There are three types of fossils. There are impressions, such as footprints or body parts molded in clay which subsequently hardened into stone. There is infilling, where calcium carbonate or some other substance fills in the spaces left by decaying organic matter. Both of these types of fossils can be created quite quickly. The last, mineralization, is the replacement of organic material with inorganic material. This replacement occurs over many thousands of years. It is an extremely slow process.
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In order to grow develop and or migrate an insurgency must meet?
all three prerequisites
What must organisms do in a changing environment if they are to survive?
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Why must new cells form?
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The requirements for fossilization of any organism include the?
In order to be fossilized, an organism must be suitable for the process. Bones and teeth are perfect for fossilization and the organism must be buried quickly to be preserved. The soil must be low in acidity and have high concentrations of minerals.
What is an organism that must eat others?
An organism that eats other organisms is called a consumer.
What are the five functional prerequisites that a society must satisfy if it is to survive?
The functional prerequisites that a society must satisfy if it is to survive include the following:AdaptionGoal AttainmentIntegrationPattern Maintenance
What is the first thing that must happen before an organism becomes fossilized?
It must die.
How can you use perquisites in a sentence?
There are prerequisites you must acquire before you can get your drivers license.
Does organisms must be compete with each other for space to live in?
It depends on the organisms and their habitats. Most of the time, yes, organisms must compete, as this space also contains items necessary for survival such as food and water.
What must organisms maintain?
It depends on the organism. Most likely 6.5-7.5
In order to grow develop and or migrate and insurgency must meet?
all three prerequisites
In order to grow develop or migrate an insurgency must meet?
all three prerequisites
In order to grow develop and or migrate an insurgency must meet?
all three prerequisites
What sort of prerequisites must you have to take an LPN class?
Some schools will teach you the general stuff concurrently, and require no prerequisites, while other schools will ask that you've taken certain general college courses first.
In order to use the Hardy-Weinberg equation to calculate genetic variation in a population which of the following conditions must exist in the population?
All organisms must reproduce.
Organisms that must feed on other organisms for energy are known as?
Consumers ^_^
Organisms that below to the same class must belong to what?
Organisms that belong to the same class must also belong to the same phylum. Classes are subdivisions of phyla in the classification hierarchy of organisms.
