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Question
Petroleum was formed from organisms
Options
living on the land
living on the plants
living in the sea
living on the rocks
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Solution
living in the sea
Explanation:
Petroleum was formed by the decomposition of the remains of tiny plants and animals buried under the sea millions of years ago.
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