Fossils

Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• dinosaur

Which type of rock are most fossils found?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• fossils

People who study fossils are called ____.

• meterologists

• fossilologists

• paleontologists

• fossil hunters

Which of the following is an example of a trace fossil?

• A skeleton preserved in a tar pit

• A footprint of an extinct animal

• A mummy buried in ice

• An insect preserved in amber

The term that can be applied to any living thing is 

• organism
• animal
• cell
• plant

What’s the name for the process by which the original tissue of an organism is replaced with minerals?

• Permineralization

• Premineralization

• Remineralization

• Tissification

Which type of fossil is the empty hollow left behind when an organism’s body completely dissolves away?

• Mold

• Cast

• Amber

• Trace

Which type of fossil is not of a body part but a mark left by an organism?

• Mold

• Cast

• Amber

• Trace

Which type of fossil is this?

• Mold

• Cast

• Preserved original remains

• Trace

Fossilized rock in the shape of dinosaur bones are which type of fossil?

• real bone
• mold fossil
• cast fossil
• trace fossil