1.Rivers and streams that carry sediments flow downhill, transporting the products of weathering and erosion towards sedimentary basins. Popular destinations include the continental shelf and flexural basins. In two sentences each, describe how a these are formed. In a sentence, describe why sedimentary basins are important to mankind. (3 pts)

2.In a couple sentences, describe where most carbonate depositional environments are found, and how the calcium carbonate that they are made from is precipitated. (3 pts)

3.Using what you (now) know about the taphonomic processes organisms are exposed to after death, why do you think that the fossil record is incomplete and what type of organisms might the fossil record be biased towards? What type of conditions are necessary for a complete and exceptional preservation of an ecosystem? (3 pts)