Fossils

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

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• dinosaur

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which is an imprint fossil?

• bone

• a cast

• an animal track

• amber fossil

A solid copy of the shape of an organism is...

• a fossil record

• a mold

• a carbon film

• a cast

Following the law of superposition: if there are simple animals on the bottom, and complex on the top, what does this tell you?

• Animals evolved over time

• Animals stayed the same

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossils are best defined as...

• the preserved remains of plant or animal life found in rock

• dead organisms from the past

• bones of dead organisms

• plant and animal matter from long ago

Fossils do all of the following except...

• give clues about organisms that lived long ago

• provide a record of every organism that every lived

• give us an understanding of what the environments of the past were like

• provide evidence for how Earth's surface has changed over time

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How can a fossil be fully preserved- preserved remains

• tar

• cement

• amber

• sap

• ice

What are examples of index fossils?

• t rex

• trilobite

• Ammonite

• wooly mamoth

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which is an imprint fossil?

• bone

• a cast

• an animal track

• amber fossil