Fossils

What information about dinosaurs can be observed in this amber fossil?

• All dinosaurs had tails.

• Some dinosaurs had feathers.

• All dinosaurs had scales.

• Some dinosaurs could fly.

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What information can this fossil provide about the past?

• What the organism once ate.

• If the organism traveled alone.

• The environment the organism lived in.

• It does not provide information about the past.

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This fossil was formed when an empty space was left behind with the shape and size of the original. Which type of fossil is shown here?

• Trace

• Cast

• Mold

• Amber

An impression fossil like the one here leaves behind an impression (TRACE) of itself. No organic material is present and the organism itself is not copied. What happens for

this type of fossil to occur?

• Minerals deposit into a mold.

• It is a stone copy of the organism.

• It is a track that hardened.

• The plant or animal decays completely.

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Based on this fossil, what did this organism once eat?

• plants

• animals

• plants and animals

• berries and grasses

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This 3-d impression of an organism is an example of what type of fossil?

• Trace

• Cast

• Mold

• Amber

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

• bone

• teeth

• shell

• footprint

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A fossil of a beetle was found in a piece of amber. Where would the beetle most likely have lived?

• forest

• desert

• ocean

• volcano

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What can we learn from this fossil?

• The organism lived in the ocean because it had fins.

• The organism was most likely a plant.

• The organism lived on land because it had 4 legs.

• The organism lived in Antarctica.

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Which location is most likely where a paleontologist would find this fossil?

• forest

• ocean

• desert

• volcano

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