Fossils

Fossils

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Biology

9th - 10th Grade

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Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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A preserved piece of animal/plant can be called a fossil if it's at least how many years old?

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10,000

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Approx. when was the first fossil discovered?

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3 billion y. ago

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

An organism is UNLIKELY to be preserved as a fossil if ...

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it is a soft-bodied creature.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which type of fossil preserves no living matter but instead preserves signs of life such as footprints?

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Trace

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which is NOT a factor that affects fossilization?
- Hard and soft body parts
- Age of the organism
- Predators destroying the body

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Age of the organism

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Fish fossils have been found in places with no water, like mountain tops. What is the BEST explanation for this?

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Those places were once covered by water.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Take a look at the layers of earth and the fossils in each layer. What comment can you make about the change in the environment?

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The environment changed from underwater to land.

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