WorksheetsFossils - Lesson 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What percentage of all fossils are of marine organisms?
50%
75%
95%
100%
Which type of fossil consists of the preserved remains of the original organism?
Cast and Molds
Trace Fossils
Original Material
Petrified Fossils
What happens to dead things when exposed to bacteria, oxygen, water, and warm temperatures?
They grow
They decay
They fossilize
They remain unchanged.
(True or False) A trace fossil is an impression of an organism that remains after the original material decays or dissolves away.
True
False
The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.
fossil
extinct
endangered
minerals
Which type of rock are most fossils found?
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
fossils
If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?
An animal ate the fish.
The water covered the area long ago.
Today's fish looks the same
The fish is endangered.
This type of fossil is tree sap hardened and replaced by minerals.
Petrified wood
Imprint
Amber
Mold
Why would an evolutionist have problems explaining the existence of soft tissue?
