Science Unit 7

1. A scientist that studies fossils is a _____________________________.

• biologist
• meteorologist
• paleontologist
• dinogist

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2._______________________________ are the remains of ancient animals or plants.

• extinct
• fossil
• cast
• amber
• mold

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3. ____________________ means that all the animals or plant of a certain species have all perished and are no longer present on Earth.

• extinct
• cast
• amber
• mold

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4. ________________________is a type of fossil made from sap or resin from trees.

• extinct
• trace fossil
• cast fossil
• amber
• body fossil

5. What type of fossil is formed after a mold is filled with more sediment, which turns into rock?

• trace fossil
• body fossil
• cast fossil
• amber
• mold fossil

6. What type of fossil is an indent in sediment of where a prehistoric organism once was?

• trace fossil
• body fossil
• cast fossil
• amber
• mold fossil

7. What is evidence of a prehistoric organism that has been preserved in rock, such as a footprint?

• trace fossil
• body fossil
• cast fossil
• amber
• mold fossil

8. What type of fossil is this?

• trace fossil
• body fossil
• cast fossil
• amber

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9. What type of fossil is this?

• trace fossil
• body fossil
• cast fossil
• amber

10. The remains of a prehistoric animal that has been preserved in rock, such as dinosaur teeth are__________________________.

• trace fossil
• amber
• body fossil

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