The Fossil Record

A fossil is ____________.

• evidence of past life
• part of the fossil record
• found in sedimentary rock
• all of the above

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_______ fossils can provide information about how organisms moved, rested, burrowed, etc.

• Mold
• Cast
• Trace
• Replacement

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______ fossils are spaces in rock created by decayed and/or dissolved animal and plant remains.

• Mold
• Cast
• Trace
• Imprint

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The order of rock ________ help paleontologists tell how old a fossil is relative to another.

• strata
• molds
• types
• casts

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Fish evolved ________ dinosaurs.

• before
• after
• before and after
• in between

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Geologic processes such as _______ help expose fossils once buried.

• volcanic eruptions
• compaction
• blizzards
• earthquakes

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As time goes on, specimens in the fossil record become more _________.

• confusing
• common
• complex
• simple

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Tikaalik is a famous example of a _________ fossil.

• cast
• transitional
• mold
• imprint

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________ were believed to have once walked on land.

• Fish
• Whales
• Mammals
• Bacteria

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A ________ is a scientist who studies the fossil record to learn more about life on Earth.

• seismologist
• paleontologist
• biologist
• botanist

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