Fossil Record

Which statement is true about the fossil record?

• It is a record of all living things
• It shows how our climate has remained the same over time
• It provides evidence for history of life on Earth
• It does not support the theory of evolution

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An organism that no longer exists on Earth is called

• Decayed
• Evolved
• Extinct
• Preserved

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What type of fossil is this?

• Mold
• Cast
• Preserved remains
• Trace fossil

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What type of fossil is this?

• Mold 
• Cast
• Preserved remains
• Petrified

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What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?

• F, E, C, B, A, D
• A, B, C, D, E, F
• F, E, D, C, B, A
• D, F, E, C, B, A

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Fossils are usually found in 

• igneous rock
• extrusions
• intrusions
• sedimentary rock

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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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Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?

• The size of the animal
• What the animal ate
• The color of the animal
• Where the animal lived

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In order for a fossil to form, which of the following events must happen FIRST?

• Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.
• Sediment covers the bone.
• An animal dies.
• The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.

Why don't we know what many ancient plants looked like? 

• They had too many soft parts.
• They were all eaten by dinosaurs.
• There weren't ancient plants.
• They had too many hard parts.

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