Fossils

What are scientists that study fossils called?

• Ornitologists

• Paleontologists

• Entomologists

• Geneticist

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The change of living things over time is called?

• extinct

• specialization

• evolution

• adaptation

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When tree resin hardens it becomes a substance called?

• carbon

• amber

• ice

• petrified

Most fossils are formed when living things die and are covered with?

• sediment

• carbon

• amber

• soot

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What does petrified mean?

• turned into ice

• turned into stone

• turned into carbon

• turned into wood

Fossils that aren't exactly part of the organism. These include footprints, burrows, and eggshells.

• trace fossils

• preserved remains

• carbon films

• molds

When an organism dies, is buried, and decays leaving behind a cavity (hollow area) in the shape of the organism is considered which type of fossil?

• carbon film

• trace fossil

• mold

• petrified fossil

When minerals fill in a cavity that was left when an organism decayed and harden in the shape of the organism is which type of fossil?

• trace fossil

• mold

• petrified fossil

• cast

Some remains of organisms can be preserved in certain substances like

• tar, amber and ice

• water, ash and tar

• water, amber and ash

• ash, tar and water

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Which type of fossil is formed when the remains of a former living thing is turned into stone?

• carbon films

• molds and casts

• trace fossils

• petrified fossils