James wants to estimate the absolute age of an animal fossil. However, test results show that the fossil doesn’t contain any atoms of carbon-14. What can James conclude about the lack of carbon-14? A. The animal, whether living or dead, never had carbon-14 in its system. B. The animal’s carbon-14 decayed long before the animal died. C. Finding another fossil nearby without carbon-14 will guarantee that he has matching fossils. D. Without carbon-14, it will be an impossible task to estimate the age of the fossil. E. Without carbon-14, James can use relative dating to estimate the age of the fossil.