Adam Sweeney

Biology

14 March, 22:02

James wants to estimate the absolute age of an animal fossil. However, test results show that the fossil doesn't contain any atoms of carbon-14.

What can James conclude about the lack of carbon-14?

I

OA. The animal, whether living or dead, never had carbon 14 in its system.

B. The animal's carbon-14 decayed long before the animal died.

C.

Finding another fossil nearby without carbon-14 will guarantee that he has matching fossils.

D.

Without carbon-14, it will be an impossible task to estimate the age of the fossil.

E. Without carbon-14, James can use relative dating to estimate the age of the fossil.