Several factors affect an organisms ability to fossilize. The unlikelihood of fossilization results in large gaps in the fossil record. Which would decrease the likelihood that an organism fossilizes?
A) organism lower on the food chain
B) organism higher on the food chain
C) organism had a hard body rather than a soft body
Eliminate
D) organism lived in a marine or aquatic environment

Question

Several factors affect an organisms ability to fossilize. The unlikelihood of fossilization results in large gaps in the fossil record. Which would decrease the likelihood that an organism fossilizes?
A)	organism lower on the food chain	
B)	organism higher on the food chain	
C)	organism had a hard body rather than a soft body	
Eliminate
D)	organism lived in a marine or aquatic environment