The fossil record is incomplete because

a. very few organisms were preserved as fossils.
b. organisms tend to decay before becoming a
fossil.
c. animals with hard parts are preserved more
easily.
d. geologic processes may destroy fossils.
e. all of these are true.


Answer: e

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