Which statement best describes why most individual organisms never fossilized?(1 point)

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Only organisms with hard parts fossilize.
Only organisms with hard parts fossilize.

Chemicals that fossilize organisms are rare.
Chemicals that fossilize organisms are rare.

Only organisms that lived in the ocean fossilize.
Only organisms that lived in the ocean fossilize.

Conditions for fossilization are rare.

Answer 1

The statement that best describes why most individual organisms never fossilized is: Conditions for fossilization are rare.

While it's true that organisms with hard parts are more likely to fossilize, the overall conditions required for fossilization—such as rapid burial and the right environmental conditions—are infrequent, making fossilization a rare event overall.