Fossils Quiz

What is a mold fossil?

• A fossil imprint made by the outside of an organism

• A fossilized sign that a plant or animal once lived in an area

• The actual plant or animal preserved

• A scientist who studies fossils

What does a cast fossil show?

• A negative image or print of the organism

• A positive or 3D image of the organism

• Fossilized signs of plants

• Layers of rock

What is an example of a trace fossil?

• A dinosaur bone

• A footprint

• A leaf

• A shell

What is a true form fossil?

• A fossil imprint

• A mold filled with rock

• The actual plant or animal preserved

• A layered rock

Who studies fossils?

• Geologist

• Biologist

• Paleontologist

• Archaeologist

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What does it mean to decompose?

• To grow

• To preserve

• To make or become rotten

• To fossilize

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What are stromatolites?

• Newest known fossils

• Oldest known fossils

• Fossilized plants

• Fossilized animals

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What does preserved mean?

• Kept from decaying

• Turned into rock

• Layered in water

• Made into a mold

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What is fossilization?

• The process of making fossils

• The process of turning remains into rock

• The process of layering rocks

• The process of studying fossils

Where are fossils often found?

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Volcanic rock

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