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

Question

• Only organisms with hard parts fossilize.
• Chemicals that fossilize organisms are rare.
• 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 is true that organisms with hard parts (like bones and shells) are more likely to fossilize, the overall rarity of suitable conditions for fossilization is the key reason why most organisms do not become fossils.