Petrified wood is an example of a fossil formed by ______.
A) direct preservation
B) permineralization replacing original cellulose of the wood
C) cast and mold preservation
D) trace fossil imprints

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Petrified wood is formed through the process of permineralization, in which the original organic material (in this case, the cellulose of the wood) is replaced with minerals such as quartz, forming a fossil.

Petrified Wood Is an Example of a Fossil Formed by ______