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The trace or remains of an organism that lived a long time ago, often preserved in sediment

• half-life

• fossil

• geologic time-scale

• evolution

This type of fossil is a mold filled with sediment that creates a solid copy of an organism

• mold

• petrified

• cast

• trace

This type of fossil provides evidence of the activities of ancient organisms; examples include marks left by footprints or tails

• mold

• carbon film

• trace

• cast

A scientist who studies fossils

• geologist

• biologist

• paleontologist

• chemist

A fossil made inside a mold when minerals seeped in and hardens into shapes of the mold

• glue

• resin fossil

• sap

• cast fossil

Fossils that contain carbon in them are called --------

• Trace fossil

• Chemical fossils

• Replacement fossils

• Body fossils

After studying about fossils, a student said, "I want to be a paleontologist when I grow up."  Which describes the work of a paleontologist?

• A paleontologist studies the remains of organisms that have been fossilized.
• A paleontologist studies cultures of the past.
• A paleontologist is a park ranger.
• A paleontologist is a scientist who studies living things.

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These are dinosaur footprints. What example of fossils is this?

• All of the below!!!!!

• Index fossil

• Permineralized remains

• Trace fossil

Why do bones and teeth remain as part of some fossils?

• they are white
• bones are large
• the parts are hard 
• bones decay easily

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock
• rock candy
• hard rock

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