Science 5 Chapter 2

Any part or trace of a living organism that is naturally preserved

after it dies is called a ______.

A fossil that is not an actual part of an organism but of something

that was left behind, such as a footprint, is a _____ fossil.

When bone or wood is replaced by minerals that harden into rock,

a _________ fossil forms.

The imprint of an organism that has been pressed

into a rock is called a ____.

When fine sediment has been pressed into a mold and a copy of the shape

of the organism formed, it is called a ____.

A fossil formed when part of a plant or animal decayed underneath the weight of sediment and left an image of itself on a rock is called ______ ____.

The scientific study of fossils

• creation

• evolution

• geology

• paleontology

The process of removing a fossil from the rock

and other materials around it

• decomposition

• evolution

• excavation

• extinction

People who believe that life on the earth evolved

• Creationists

• evolutionists

• geologists

• paleontologists

People who believe that God created the earth and all forms of life in six days

• Creationists

• evolutionists

• geologists

• paleontologists