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Is a fossil living or nonliving?
All fossils are non-living. However, they are always created by living things. Fossils are either a form of preserved remains of a living thing from at least hundreds of thousands of years ago (otherwise they are simply remains), or they are the remnants of signs of a living thing from an equally long period ago (footprints, imprints, fossilized dung, etc).
What are preserved remains of a living thing called?
Preserved remains of a living thing are called fossils. Fossils can be bones, shells, imprints, or traces of ancient organisms that have been preserved in rocks. They provide valuable information about past life forms and environments.
Why animals are called as living fossils?
There is no such thing as a "living fossil". The Coelacanth was thought to have been extinct since the time dinosaurs disappeared until the first live specimen was found in 1938. Just because fossils of an organism have not been found for a long time doesn't mean they're not alive somewhere. The case shows two things, it is rare for any animal or plant to fossilize and how little we still know about the deep oceans.
If a paleontologist finds a fossil of an unknown insect how can he or she classify the fossil and what will he compare it to?
The insect fossil would be examined for revelations about it's physical attributes and compared to other identified fossil and living insets. If the insect is unknown, it would be classified as a new species.
The number and location of bones of many fossil vertebrates are similar to those in living vertebrates Most biologists would probably explain this fact on the basis of a the needs of the organisms?
No, b) a common ancestor.
What is the term for the remain of a once-living organism?
fossil
Why is the ginkgo tree sometimes called a living fossil?
the ginko living species look similar to its fossil ancestors
Is a fossil a living or non living thing?
its nonliving because fossils are like bones and things from the past
How did fossil fuels get there?
Fossil fuels come from once living things.
Is a hippopotamus a living fossil?
yes
What Component of all living matter and fossil fuels?
Carbon is the component found in all living matter and fossil fuels.
What is the remains of a once living organism?
Fossil
Which fish is called a living fossil?
The Coeclacanth
Are pine trees living fossil?
yes it is
What is the living fossil among the pteridophytes?
equisetum
Where would you look for a living fossil?
I don't believe there is such thing as a living fossil, but you could find any fossil almost anywhere! Of course not in your kitchen, but any land of which you can dig into the earth of which the fossils decay.
What is the mark of a living thing in solid rock called?
A fossil. Fossils are the remains or traces of once-living organisms preserved in sedimentary rock.
