1. Which organism is more likely to be preserved, a butterfly or a clam? Why? Wh

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1. Which organism is more likely to be preserved, a butterfly or a clam? Why? Which organism is more likely to be preserved, a fish or a rabbit? Why? Define the following: 2. 3. Species Kingdom Coprolite Gastrolith Compare the manganese dendrites to the plant fossil. How can you determine the manganese dendrites are not a true fossil? 4. 5. Which vertebrate group was first to evolve (fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds)? How can you distinguish between pelecypods (bivalves) and brachiopods? How can you distinguish between gastropods and ammonoids? In which kingdom is the oldest known fossil? List at least 3 evidence you could use to determine if a feature seen on Mars was a structure 6. 7. 8. 9. made by a living organism or due to inorganic sedimentary processes

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1. Clam is more likely to be preserved than butterfly.

Clams shells are made of Calcium Carbonate which is much easier to preserve, while all a butterfly is made of is organic material that will decay. Not only can clam shells be fossilized but just think which would hold up better, essentially a rock-like shell, or flimsy butterfly wings.

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