Biology
Grade-6
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Question

Which type of fossil is formed when the remains of a dead organism are turned into stone? 

  1. Amber

  2. Petrified

  3. Carbonized

  4. Frozen

hintHint:

Petrification means formation of stone.

The correct answer is:

Petrified


    Petrified
    • Petro means stone and fication means formation
    • Petrification is formation of stone 
    • Fossils get petrified and become stones in the process of petrification 

    • Petrification is a type of fossilisation.
    • The Fossils are in the form of stones.

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