Many organisms never become part of the fossil record.

You just learned that not all organisms have an equal chance of fossilizing.

What are the important factors to consider?

a) avoiding scavengers and decomposers
b) having hard body structures
c) dying in the right place
d) all of the above

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Take another look and try again.

Correct!

In order to become a fossil all of these factors are important.

This means that many organisms never become part of the fossil record!