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Which statement is true?(1 point)
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Recent remains of plants or animals on topsoil are fossils.
Recent remains of plants or animals on topsoil are fossils.

Petrified skeletal bones from an ancient mammal are not fossils.
Petrified skeletal bones from an ancient mammal are not 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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"Imprints of leaves or footprints in sedimentary rock are fossils."

Reason: Fossils include preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms, such as body fossils (bones, insects in amber) and trace fossils (leaf imprints, footprints). Recent remains at the surface are not fossils.