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Sponges are bottom-dwelling creatures that attach themselves to something solid, such as a rock. They rely on the system of the water canal to deliver food and oxygen to them. Sponges consume plankton.
Not necessarily. While nearly all fossils, including seashells, are found in sedimentary rock, most sedimentary rock does not contain fossils. Even then, those fossils will not necessarily be seashells. If you do find a rock with seashells, though, you can be pretty much guaranteed that it is sedimentary.
Yes, seashells can be considered a sediment. When seashells accumulate and compress over time, they can become cemented into sedimentary rock formations such as limestone. This process is part of the sedimentary rock cycle.
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sedimentary processes where layers of sediments containing the seashells accumulated over time and were compressed to form rock.
The rock was most likely formed through the process of sedimentation, where layers of sediment accumulated over time and eventually turned into rock through compaction and cementation. The fossil seashells in the rock suggest that the area was once covered by a sea or ocean where these organisms lived and were preserved in the sediment as it solidified into rock.
You are likely to find embedded seashells in limestone, which is a type of sedimentary rock formed from the accumulation of coral, shells, and other organic material.
Seashells are not classified as rocks. They are composed of calcium carbonate and formed by marine animals as protective outer coverings. While they may be found in rocky areas, seashells are biogenic, meaning they are produced by living organisms, whereas rocks are inorganic solid materials.
A rock made entirely of seashell fragments is known as a coquina. Coquina rocks are formed from the accumulation and compression of broken seashells, creating a unique and porous sedimentary rock that is often found along coastal regions.
False. Limestone is formed from the accumulation of marine organisms such as seashells, coral, and algae, which compress and harden over time to create a sedimentary rock.
They clam-up. Clams have two concave shells that they can clamp tightly together, totally encasing themselves in hard limestone. Snails withdraw into their hollow shells and have a little trap-door they can close behind themselves. Limpets have only one concave shell on their backs however they clamp themselves down hard on a rock so their shell covers them completely.