Comparing Fossils

Which type of fossil is pictured? 

• mold
• cast
• carbon film
• petrified fossil

Which type of fossil is pictured? 

• petrified fossil
• preserved remains
• mold
• cast

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

What type of fossil is pictured? 

• cast
• petrified fossil
• preserved remains
• trace fossil

What type of fossil is pictured? 

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

What type of fossil is pictured? 

• mold
• cast
• trace fossil
• petrified fossil

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

Which type of fossil did we make when we pressed the "organism" into play-doh?

• mold
• cast
• carbon film
• petrified fossil

Which type of fossil was created when we poured the plaster into the play-doh mold? 

• mold
• cast
• carbon film
• petrified fossil

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

• endangered
• extinct