Gr 8 Fossils Science

Fossils are preserved _________ of traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the _____________.

• remains....remote past

• specimens....long ago past

• organisms....remote past

• remains....recent past

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Which type of rock are fossils most commonly found in?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• granite

Special fossils that indicate to geologists the boundaries of geologic time are called...

• trace fossils

• mold fossils

• index fossils

• cast fossils

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Which fossilization process leaves behind a dark film on a sedimentary rock?

• petrification

• replacement

• carbonization

• trace fossil

Which type of fossilization occurs when a sticky substance from plants captures and preserves an organism?

• permineralization

• mold

• fossil resin (amber)

• tar

What type of fossilization results when the whole animal is preserved?

• carbonization

• replacement

• mold

• ice/freezing

Which type of rock and fossil dating gives the precise age of the rock or fossil?

• geologic time dating

• absolute dating

• relative dating

• differential dating

If a rock and fossil are found in the same layer, what does this tell us?

• The rock and fossil were friends.

• The rock and fossil are the same color, size, and shape.

• The rock and fossil are not related.

• The rock and fossil are the same age.

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Which of the following parts of an organism can become a fossil?

• teeth

• skin

• hair

• none of these

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Which of these is NOT a requirement for an organism to become a fossil?

• Quick burial of organism

• Only buried in very wet soil

• Layers of sediment build up over the organism

• Left for a long period of time