Fossils and More

A paleontologist is a scientist that studies __________

• Fossils to determine organisms evolution and interactions with each other and their environment

• dead things

• alive things

• paleon things

_______ are the preserved remains or traces of living things.

• bones
• fossils
• artifacts
• organic matter

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Which parts of an organism are more likely to fossilize?

• the soft parts - skin, muscle
• the hard parts - bones, shells, stems
• all parts can become fossilized easily because the organism becomes buried by sediments

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A _______ is a solid copy of the shape of an organism.

• mold
• cast 
• petrified fossil
• trace fossil

_______________ are fossils in which minerals replace all or part of an organism.

• carbon films

• trace fossils

• petrified fossils also known as permineralized remains

• amber

Footprints, nests, and eggs are all examples of what kind of fossils?

• Mold fossil

• Cast fossil

• Trace fossil

• True Form fossil

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Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W
• Rock Layer X
• Rock Layer Y
• Rock Layer Z

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The statement that the oldest layer will be at the bottom in an undisturbed sequence of rock layers is called the Principle of ....

• Inclusions
• Unconformities
• Cross-Cutting Relationships
• Superposition

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The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock's

• absolute age
• geologic age
• sedimentary age
• relative age

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The number of years that have passed since the rock formed is the rock's

• relative age
• law of superposition
• absolute age
• index fossil

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