Ch. 2 Quiz

Any part or trace of a living organism that is naturally preserved after it dies is called a _______.

• fossil

• artifact

• remnant

• relic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossils that we see today are clear evidence of a _______.

• worldwide flood

• volcanic eruption

• meteor impact

• ice age

Fossils can be found preserved in sedimentary rock, _______, ice, or permafrost.

• amber

• sand

• lava

• wood

Plants and animals can be fossilized in a hardened yellow plant sap called _______.

• amber

• resin

• tar

• gum

Permanently frozen soil is called _______.

• permafrost

• tundra

• glacier

• ice cap

A copy of the shape of the organism formed by fine sediment that has been pressed into a mold.

• carbon film

• cast

• mold

• petrified fossil

• trace fossil

A fossil that is not an actual part of an organism but of something that was left behind, such as a footprint or droppings.

• carbon film

• cast

• mold

• petrified fossil

• trace fossil

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.

• carbon film

• cast

• mold

• petrified fossil

• trace fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A fossil formed when part of a living organism decayed and was replaced by minerals that harden into rock.

• carbon film

• cast

• mold

• petrified fossil

• trace fossil

The imprint of an organism that has been pressed into a rock.

• carbon film

• cast

• mold

• petrified fossil

• trace fossil