Fossils Vocabulary

What is the meaning of land dwelling?

• A fossil discovered on land

• A fossil discovered near a plant

• A fossil of an organism which lived on land

• A fossil of an organism which lived in the water

What is the meaning of water dwelling?

• A fossil discovered on land

• A fossil discovered near a plant

• A fossil of an organism which lived on land

• A fossil of an organism which lived in the water

Paleontologists look for clues in fossils to learn about prehistoric life. What are fossils?

• evidence that an organism once existed in an area

• mud that turns into rocks

• an animal who once lived on Earth that no longer exist

• relating to a period before written records

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Prehistoric organisms existed during

• evidence that an organism once existed in an area

• mud that turns into rocks

• an animal who once lived on Earth that no longer exist

• a period before written records

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Which definition describes a cast fossil?

• the whole or partial remains of a prehistoric organism

• a fossil of a footprint, trail, burrow, or other trace of an animal rather than of the animal itself

• imprint of an organism left in a rock

• is a mold that was filled in with sediment and then hardened into rock

Which definition describes a mold fossil?

• the whole or partial remains of a prehistoric organism

• a fossil of a footprint, trail, burrow, or other trace of an animal rather than of the animal itself

• imprint of an organism left in a rock

• is a mold that was filled in with sediment and then hardened into rock

Which definition describes a trace fossil?

• the whole or partial remains of a prehistoric organism

• a fossil of a footprint, trail, burrow, or other trace of an animal rather than of the animal itself

• imprint of an organism left in a rock

• is a mold that was filled in with sediment and then hardened into rock

Which definition describes a true fossil?

• the whole or partial remains of a prehistoric organism

• a fossil of a footprint, trail, burrow, or other trace of an animal rather than of the animal itself

• imprint of an organism left in a rock

• is a mold that was filled in with sediment and then hardened into rock

When a paleontologist removes the earth carefully to find ancient buried items, they __________________________.

• absolute age

• extinct

• excavate

• petrified

Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed when an organism is preserved in hardened tree sap?

• amber fossil

• cast fossil

• mold fossil

• true fossil