Half-life is<span> the term for the amount of time it takes 50% of an element to decay</span>
The copepods would most likely decrease because the copepods eat the shrimp
Carbonized remains are thin, approximately two-dimensional films of carbon preserved on a flat surface of rock. They are most often black in color, reflecting the fact that they composed mostly of carbon (as is coal, which is also black in color). Most fossils that exhibit “soft part” preservation are carbonizations.
I would say the answer is the Carbon remains of the original organism.