Which statement is true?(1 point)

Question

Responses

Recent remains of plants or animals on topsoil are fossils.
Recent remains of plants or animals on topsoil are 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.
Imprints of leaves or footprints in sedimentary rock are fossils.

Petrified skeletal bones from an ancient mammal are not fossils.

Answer 1

The true statement is:

Imprints of leaves or footprints in sedimentary rock are fossils.

Fossils include various forms of preserved remains, imprints, and traces of organisms from the past. The other statements are incorrect regarding definitions of fossils.