Types of Fossils

Which type of fossil is pictured? 

• mold
• cast
• carbon film
• petrified fossil

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Which type of fossil is pictured? 

• petrified fossil
• preserved remains
• mold
• cast

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That fossil looks like a piece of a tree, but it's actually made of rock!  What type of fossil is it? 

• preserved remains
• petrified fossil
• carbon film
• trace fossil

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What type of fossil is pictured? 

• cast
• petrified fossil
• preserved remains
• trace fossil

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What type of fossil is pictured? 

• preserved remains
• trace fossil
• carbon film
• petrified fossil

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What type of fossil is pictured? 

• mold
• cast
• trace fossil
• petrified fossil

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Which type of fossil can tell you about the BEHAVIOR of ancient organisms?  (ex. how they hunted, what kind of home they created, etc.)

• mold
• cast
• trace fossil
• preserved remains

What word do we use to describe a species which has no members still living?

• endangered
• extinct

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People who study fossils are called ____.

• meterologists

• fossilologists

• paleontologists

• fossil hunters

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?

• a petrified dinosaur bone

• a footprint captured in mud

• a seashell found on the beach

• an insect stuck in amber

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