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Fossils as Evidence

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fossil

a)

death of an entire species

b)

the preserved evidence of past living organisms

c)

facts or other information supporting a claim or proposition

d)

a scientist who studies the forms of life that existed in former geologic periods, mainly by studying fossils.

2.

extinction

a)

death of an entire species

b)

the preserved evidence of past living organisms

c)

facts or other information supporting a claim or proposition

d)

a scientist who studies the forms of life that existed in former geologic periods, mainly by studying fossils.

3.

evidence

a)

death of an entire species

b)

the preserved evidence of past living organisms

c)

facts or other information supporting a claim or proposition

d)

a scientist who studies the forms of life that existed in former geologic periods, mainly by studying fossils.

4.

paleontologist

a)

death of an entire species

b)

the preserved evidence of past living organisms

c)

facts or other information supporting a claim or proposition

d)

a scientist who studies the forms of life that existed in former geologic periods, mainly by studying fossils.

5.

Remains

a)

The parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed

b)

To keep something in its original or existing state

c)

pieces of broken rocks or other materials that are deposited over time

d)

A rare event when remains or evidence of organisms are hardened and persevered

6.

Preserve

a)

The parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed

b)

To keep something in its original or existing state

c)

pieces of broken rocks or other materials that are deposited over time

d)

A rare event when remains or evidence of organisms are hardened and persevered

7.

Sediments

a)

The parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed

b)

To keep something in its original or existing state

c)

pieces of broken rocks or other materials that are deposited over time

d)

A rare event when remains or evidence of organisms are hardened and persevered

8.

Fossilization

a)

The parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed

b)

To keep something in its original or existing state

c)

pieces of broken rocks or other materials that are deposited over time

d)

A rare event when remains or evidence of organisms are hardened and persevered

9.

Trace fossil

a)

A trail, nest, burrow, or other evidence of an organism found fossilized in sediments; it shows the activity of an organism, but is not made of the organism itself

b)

A type of fossil clearly showing the outside features of an organism; an imprint of an organism

c)

A type of fossil formed by hardened sediments within a mold. It looks just like the original organism.

d)

Hardened tree sap, yellow to brown in color, often a source of insect fossils

10.

mold fossil

a)

A trail, nest, burrow, or other evidence of an organism found fossilized in sediments; it shows the activity of an organism, but is not made of the organism itself

b)

A type of fossil clearly showing the outside features of an organism; an imprint of an organism

c)

A type of fossil formed by hardened sediments within a mold. It looks just like the original organism.

d)

Hardened tree sap, yellow to brown in color, often a source of insect fossils

11.

cast fossil

a)

A trail, nest, burrow, or other evidence of an organism found fossilized in sediments; it shows the activity of an organism, but is not made of the organism itself

b)

A type of fossil clearly showing the outside features of an organism; an imprint of an organism

c)

A type of fossil formed by hardened sediments within a mold. It looks just like the original organism.

d)

Hardened tree sap, yellow to brown in color, often a source of insect fossils

12.

amber

a)

A trail, nest, burrow, or other evidence of an organism found fossilized in sediments; it shows the activity of an organism, but is not made of the organism itself

b)

A type of fossil clearly showing the outside features of an organism; an imprint of an organism

c)

A type of fossil formed by hardened sediments within a mold. It looks just like the original organism.

d)

Hardened tree sap, yellow to brown in color, often a source of insect fossils