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What led hooke to argue that fossils had once been living organisms?
hooke published his conclusion that fossils are remains of plants and animals .
What part of the fossil is found?
Harder parts of organisms become fossils. For example vasculature in plants and bones of animals are best preserves in the fossils.
Why are more fossils not found?
Asking why there are more animal fossils presupposes that there are more animal fossils than plant fossils. This is not the necessarily case. Plant fossils are actually much more common than animal fossils. If you consider the distribution of biomass in modern ecosystems, it is clear that plants are the dominant kingdom (e.g if you walk into a rainforest, you see hundreds of trees, but few large animals). This distribution is a necessity for any functioning ecosystem because the plants are primary producers (other species need them for survival).Lignite, a low grade coal, is composed entirely of semi-compacted plant fossils. It is so common that it is often burned for use as fuel.This being said, plants also decay faster than animals given the same initial conditions (they do not typically have hard parts like bones), so the percentage of plants that are fossilized should be less than the percentage of macroscopic animals. Since plants so greatly outnumber animals, however, this does not make fossil animals more common.Addendum:It matters too whether one is discussing microfossils or fossils large enough to see or whole fossils or merely a fossilized leaf. See related questions.Plants have softer bodys parts than animals
What are fossils and what do they tell us about the process of evolution?
Fossil the dead remains of plants and animals that lived in the past is know as fossil.
What kind of organisms do the earliest fossils represent?
The earliest fossils represent plants.
Why do plants and animals do not become fossils?
why do you think many animals and plants did not become fossils
Are fern fossils considered animals?
Fern fossils come from ferns. Ferns are plants, not animals. Hence, fern fossils are plants, not animals.
Why do most plants and animals do not become fossils?
why do you think many animals and plants did not become fossils
What conditions are necessary for animals and plants to become fossils?
The animal or plants needs to be covered in a sedimentary silt or mud, for a very long time.
What two things can be made into fossils?
Plants and animals
Can some plants and animals become fossils?
yes!
How many plants and animals form fossils?
Only a small amount of plants and animals die and end up under the certain conditions needed to actually format a successful fossil. This is the most updated information. Scientists haven't yet discovered all fossils, do you might call this an estimate or guess. However, as said before, this is the most updated information that scientists have available due to lack of full discovery.
What are remains of plants and animals that were buried very quickly in sediment during floods?
fossils
Are fossils of today's plants and animals being preserved?
Yes, fossils of today's plants and animals are being preserved. Fossils can form under the right conditions, such as in sedimentary rock or tar pits, and represent a snapshot of ancient life that can help scientists understand past ecosystems and evolutionary processes. However, the process of fossilization is rare and not all organisms become preserved as fossils.
What are traces of plants or animals that have preserved in rock?
Fossils is the word
Why is that oxygen is needed in animals and carbon dioxide needed in plants?
Both plants and animals need O2 for respiration.CO2 is needed by plants for photosynthesis.
How does the biogeography of fossils support evolutionary?
Modern plants and animals resemble fossils found in the same area.
