Fossil 101: Types of Fossils and Fossil Formation

Fossils are grouped into _____ categories.

• one

• two

• three

How are traces fossils different from body fossils?

• trace fossils are things left behind while body fossils are the organism itself.

• trace fossils are the organism while body fossils are things left behind.

• trace fossils are made of stone while body fossils are made of bones

• there is not a difference between them. 

What is fossilization?

• The process of preserving organisms in water

• The process of preserving organisms in stone

• The remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago. 

A complete mammoth found in tar is considered an ________ fossil.

• altered

• unaltered

• broken

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is amber?

• soft resin

• hardened resin

Why are insects commonly trapped in Amber?

• Insects are very large

• insects are small

• insects are not animals

• we are not sure

What is coal made of?

• rock

• water

• air

• fossils

Coal is formed during a/an _____ process of fossils.

• altered

• unaltered

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Mineralization turns the _____ of dead organisms into stone.

• skins

• muscles

• furs

• bones

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Fossils provide evidence of evolution, which are changes in species over time.

• True

• False