Question

1. which of the following are ways that an entire organism can be preserved? petrification, cast, and mold petrification, ice, and tar mold, cast, and amber amber, tar, and ice

Explanation:

• Petrification replaces organic material with minerals, preserving structure but not the entire original organism.
• Molds and casts are impressions or replicas, not the preserved whole organism.
• Amber (tree resin encasing organisms), tar (trapping and preserving soft tissue), and ice (freezing to prevent decay) all preserve the entire intact organism.

Answer:

amber, tar, and ice