If the replacement-level fertility rate of a population is higher than the total fertility rate,the population may have a negative growth rate.

Which of the following is NOT a way in which fossils can be preserved?

A) They can be replaced by hard materials, such as silica.
B) They can be buried and decay, leaving a cavity in the rock.
C) They can be preserved in ancient tree sap.
D) They can be too small to see but can build diagnostic features in the rocks.
E) All of these are ways a fossil can be preserved.