Fossils and Fossilization

What type of fossil is this?

• Mold
• Cast
• Preserved remains
• Trace fossil

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In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock
• rock candy
• hard rock

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Which is an example of a trace fossil?

• animal tracks
• coprolite
• burrows
• all of the answers given here

What is a fossil?

• the remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geologic processes
• fossils can be preserved in rock, amber, asphalt, or ice
• any naturally preserved evidence of animal activity
• fossil of an organism that lived during a relatively short period of time

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Fossilized tracks or other evidence of activity of an organism.

• trail 
• trace 
• index
• absolute 

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Which of the following would NOT help an organism become fossilized?

• shell 
• skeleton 
• buried quickly with sediment 
• soft body parts 

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_______ are the preserved remains or traces of living things.

• bones
• fossils
• artifacts
• organic matter

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Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.

• True
• False

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In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• rocky

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Most fossils form from animals or plants that once lived in or near _____________

• deserts
• ice tundras
• water
• forrests