Fossil Quiz

Which type of fossil preserves behavior, not an organism itself?

• Carbonized

• Preserved

• Cast

• Trace

Which type of fossil is a 3-D copy of an organism made of minerals?

• Mold

• Cast

• Petrification

• Preserved

Which type of fossil is shown here, where organic tissue has been turned to rock?

• Mold

• Trace

• Petrified

• Carbonized

What type of fossil forms when an indentation is left in rock by a decaying organism?

• Mold

• Cast

• Petrification

• Carbonized

What type of fossil is shown in the image as a thin imprint left on the rock?

• Petrified

• Carbonized

• Mold

• Preserved

What type of fossil forms when an organism is trapped in a material (ice, amber, tar) and prevented from decaying?

• Petrification

• Cast

• Preserved

• Trace