Fossils Review

What type of fossil gives clues about living thing's activities?

• mold fossil

• cast fossil

• body fossil

• trace fossil

Which type of rock are most fossils found?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• fossils

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

• An animal ate the fish.

• Water covered the area long ago.

• Today's fish looks the same

• The fish is endangered.

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This type of fossil is tree sap hardened and replaced by minerals.

• cast

• imprint

• amber

• mold

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What type of fossil is pictured here?

• mold fossil

• trace fossil

• cast fossil

• body fossil

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What does a sharp tooth fossil tell scientists about the animal?

• It probably drank water

• It probably only ate plants

• It was prey for other animals

• It probably ate other animals

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A space in rock in the shape of a living thing is called a ________.

• cast fossil

• mold fossil

• shell

• trace fossil

Studying TRACE FOSSILS can help scientists know where an animal lived and _________

• what it is ate.

• what it enjoyed.

• How much is weighed.

• What its favorite color was.

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Studying trace fossils can help scientists know where an animal lived and _________

• who it was friends with

• how fast it moved

• how much it weighed

• how strong it was

Which layer contains fossils of the oldest organisms? Explain your answer.

• Layer A because it this layer has old looking fossils

• Layer D because it is the top layer

• Layer A because it's the deepest layer

• Layer D because dinosaurs are old

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