fossils

The remains or marks of a plant or animal that lived long ago _____

• mineral

• fossil

• sediment

Living things ___________ when they die.

• reproduce

• decay

• come back to life

A fossil can form if bones or shells are burried by sediment.

• false

• true

Mold, cast, and trace are all examples of:

• minerals

• fossils

• rocks

A ____is made when minerals fill a mold in the same shape as the plant or animal.

• trace fossil

• mold

• cast fossil

A _____ fossil is made from things such as footprints or nests.

• trace

• cast

• mold

To decay means to break down or rot.

• false

• true

Extinct means it's about to die but a few are still living.

• true

• false

The history of life on Earth as told by fossils is:

• marker fossil

• fossil record

Fossils that mark a time in the fossil record is called a :

• fossil record

• marker fossil