Question

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

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

Conditions for fossilization are rare.
Conditions for fossilization are rare.

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

Chemicals that fossilize organisms 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, there are many other factors involved, and overall, the specific conditions required for fossilization, such as rapid burial and the right environmental conditions, are indeed quite rare.