Given the question: Process:  - An organism dies - Water seeps into the remains - Minerals dissolved in the water form crystals - Crystalized minerals cause the remains to harden - The minerals form a fossil.  suppose having more animals near the water happens, how will it affect the water seeps into fewer animals.  Which of the following is the supposed perturbation?  - directly impacting a step of the process - indirectly impacting a step of the process - not impacting any step of the process
The answer is:
indirectly impacting a step of the process