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Multiple Choice

What is dissolved into mud that turns an organism's remains into rock?

• Minerals

• Vitamins

• Bacteria

• Water

Multiple Choice

What condition makes the body of an animal more likely to become fossilized?

• It is left on the surface of the Earth.

• It does not contain bones or other hard body parts.

• It is a large organism.

• It is buried deep under the ground.

Multiple Choice

How long does it take for a fossil to form?

• Less than a year

• A few years.

• A few hundred years

• Thousands to millions of years.

Multiple Choice

Whole fossilized animals are rare. What do paleontologists usually find?

• Hair, teeth and bones

• Shells, bones, and teeth

• Shells, bones, and hair

• Teeth, bones, and organs