Which statement is true?(1 point) Responses Petrified skeletal bones from an ancient mammal are not fossils. Petrified skeletal bones from an ancient mammal are not fossils. Recent remains of plants or animals on topsoil are fossils. Recent remains of plants or animals on topsoil are fossils. Insects preserved in hardened tree sap are not fossils. Insects preserved in hardened tree sap are not fossils. Imprints of leaves or footprints in sedimentary rock are fossils.
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The true statement is: Imprints of leaves or footprints in sedimentary rock are fossils.
Fossils can include remains, imprints, and traces of ancient life, so imprints in sedimentary rock definitely qualify as fossils. The other statements are incorrect based on the definitions of fossils.
