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A fossil is ____________.

• evidence of past life

• part of the fossil record

• found in sedimentary rock

• all of the above

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______ fossils are spaces in rock created by decayed and/or dissolved animal and plant remains.

• Mold

• Cast

• Trace

• Imprint

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The order of rock ________ help paleontologists tell how old a fossil is relative to another.

• strata

• molds

• types

• casts

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Geologic processes such as _______ help expose fossils once buried.

• volcanic eruptions

• compaction

• blizzards

• earthquakes

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As time goes on, specimens in the fossil record become more _________.

• confusing

• common

• complex

• simple

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Tikaalik is a famous example of a _________ fossil.

• cast

• transitional

• mold

• imprint

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A ________ is a scientist who studies the fossil record to learn more about life on Earth.

• seismologist

• paleontologist

• biologist

• botanist

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_______ fossils can provide information about how organisms moved, rested, burrowed, etc.

• Mold

• Cast

• Trace

• Replacement

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Fish evolved ________ dinosaurs.

• before

• after

• before and after

• in between

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________ were believed to have once walked on land.

• Fish

• Whales

• Mammals

• Bacteria

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