Fossil Review

What is a fossil?

• Remains from a dead organism

• The preserved remains from a once-living organism

• Bones

• Paleontologists

Someone who studies fossils and other things that lived long ago is called a(n) ___.

• Biologist

• Paleontologist

• Veterinarian

• Engineer

Why do scientists study fossils?

• To learn about the future of our Earth

• To study medicine

• To learn about plants and animals that lived in the past

• To learn about new technology

This photo is an example of a(n) _____ fossil.

• Trace

• Cast

• Amber

• Carbon Film

True or False? It is rare to find a fossil that includes the soft parts of an animal.

• True

• False

The two main categories of fossils are ___ and ____.

• Body and Trace

• Amber and Mold

• Cast and Mold

• Amber and Body

True or False? An amber fossil is considered a body fossil.

• True

• False

A fossil that has filled a mold fossil and is the same shape of the mold is called a(n) ___ fossil.

• Amber

• Body

• Mold

• Cast

This photo is an example of what type of fossil?

• Carbon Film

• Petrified Fossil

• Body Fossil

• Amber

What type of rock are fossils normally found in?

• Sedimentary

• Limestone

• Sand

• Shale