All of the following are steps in the formation of a fossil except:
A) complete consumption of a dead organism by decomposers.
B) gradual decay and dissolution of parts of a buried organism.
C) slow filling of a cast of a buried organism by minerals.
D) rapid burial of a dead organism by sediments.

A.

Explanation:

All that really needs to be done is the process of elimination. We know it's not A. because decomposers are bacteria, fungi, insects, etc. If an organism is completely consumed by decomposers, there would be nothing left to even be in the formation of a fossil.

As for B, C and D, they all explain the process of the formation of a fossil.

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