Fossil types

The remains, or traces on once-living organisms are called fossils.

• true
• false

This fossil is an example of________

• trace fossil
• carbonized fossil
• frozen remains
• tar pit fossil

Preserved footprints, or fossilized scat are examples of _________

• trace fossils
• carbonized fossils
• cast fossils
• mold fossils

An amber fossil forms when an organism gets stuck in sticky __________, which eventually hardens around it.

• tree sap
• tar
• cement
• syrup

When water seeps in, to fill the impression of a mold fossil, the minerals in the water form a _____________.

• permineralized fossil
• mold fossil
• trace fossil
• cast fossil

What type of fossil is shown here?

• preserved remains

• cast fossil

• carbon film

• trace fossil

This type of fossil forms when a mold is filled with sand or mud that hardens into the shape of the organism.

• mold
• cast
• trace
• preserved

Hardened tree sap is called

• diamonds
• amber
• tar
• syrup

What type of fossil is pictured? 

• cast
• petrified fossil
• preserved remains
• trace fossil

What type of fossil is pictured? 

• mold
• cast
• trace fossil
• petrified fossil