Unit 4 Fossils and Geologic Time Scale Review

What information does a fossil record provide?

• How life has changed over time.

• How Earth's surface has changed over time.

• Earth's past climate and environments.

• All of the above.

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Which class of rock are most fossils preserved in?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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When a fossil is preserved, which parts of the organism are saved?

• Bones

• Skin

• Organs

• Shells

• Wings

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Petrified wood is a fossil that has...

• Been electrocuted by lightning.

• Survived a forest fire.

• Been covered in tar or amber.

• Had dissolved minerals replace all or part of the original wood.

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Carbon film preserves the delicate parts of plants and insects.

• True

• False

The hollow shape of an organism that is created once the softer parts of an organism decay is a ____________.

• Carbon copy

• Cast

• Mold

• Carbon film

Dissolved minerals that take the shape of an organism's mold is known as a __________.

• Petrified fossil

• Cast

• Carbon film

• Index fossil

The most common kind of fossil is ____________.

• Molds and casts

• Petrified

• Index

• Carbon film

Footprints, trails, and burrows are all examples of _________ fossils.

• Petrified

• Preserved

• Trace

• Index

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What information does a footprint tell us?

• Number of legs an organism has

• What food the organism eats

• How fast the organism can move

• If the organism lived alone or with others

• If the organism had feathers or scales

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