Which statement describes the relative age of a fossil that has formed inside a layer of rock?(1 point) Responses The fossil is younger than the layer of rock right above it. The fossil is younger than the layer of rock right above it. The fossil is older than the layer of rock it was formed in. The fossil is older than the layer of rock it was formed in. The fossil is older than the layer of rock right below it. The fossil is older than the layer of rock right below it. The fossil is younger than the layer of rock it was formed in.
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The correct statement is: The fossil is younger than the layer of rock it was formed in.
Fossils are created from organisms that lived and died at a specific time, while the layers of rock are formed over geological time. Therefore, the fossil itself is younger than the rock layer in which it is embedded.
