Fossil Record Stemscopedia Assignment

Fossils are

• traces of animals that lived in the past

• a layer of sedimentary rock

• DNA preserved in amber

• ancient organisms kept in zoos

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What is an inclusion fossil?

• an organism that has been buried in sediment and left an impression

• an organism where the exact shape has been filled in with minerals

• when an organism is covered in a solid substance, such as amber or ice

• the evidence of activities of ancient organisms, such as animal tracks

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What is a mold fossil?

• when an organism is covered in a solid substance, such as amber or ice

• when an organism has been buried in sediment and leaves an impression

• when an organism is slowly replaced by minerals

• evidence of ancient activity by organisms, such as animal tracks

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What is a cast fossil?

• when an organism has been replaced by minerals

• evidence of ancient activity of organisms, such as animal tracks

• when an organism is covered in a solid substance, such as ice and amber

• when an organism has been buried in sediment and leaves an impression

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What are trace fossils?

• evidence of ancient activity by organisms, such as preserved animal tracks

• when an organism is covered in a solid substance, such as ice or amber

• when an organism is buried in sediment and leaves an impression

• when a dead organism is replaced by minerals

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Fossils are usually the actual organism itself.

• True

• False

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What is the "law of superposition"?

• the youngest sediment are at the bottom and the oldest are on top

• the youngest sediments are mixed in with the oldest at the top

• the oldest sediments are at the top and the youngest are at the bottom

• the youngest sediments are at the top and the oldest are at the bottom

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What is it called when radioactive particles are examined by scientists in order to determine the age of a fossil?

• particular dating

• radioparticle dating

• radioactive dating

• nuclear dating

What is the fossil record?

• the collection of fossils and their placement in chronological order

• the collection of fossils held at the Museum of Natural History

• the most fossils ever collected at one location

• a random collection of songs about fossils

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What is a scientist who studies fossils called?

• archaeologist

• fossilologist

• Egyptologist

• paleontologist

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