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.

1 answer

The true statement is:

Imprints of leaves or footprints in sedimentary rock are fossils.

Fossils can include various forms of preserved remains, including the imprints or traces of organisms in sedimentary rock. The other statements are incorrect regarding what constitutes a fossil.