Fossil fuels represent

A) a large amount of Paleozoic and Mesozoic biomass buried anaerobically millions of years ago.
B) natural deposits of organic materials that formed long before life on Earth evolved.
C) the remains of fossil animals that lived a few thousand years ago.
D) sustainable sources of energy that are underused today.


A

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