Fossils (Chapter 4 Lesson 5-6)

a species that no longer exists

• body fossil

• paleontologist

• extinct

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scientist who studies fossils

• body fossil

• paleontologist

• extinct

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fuel formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago.

• fossil fuels

• cast fossils

• body fossil

fossils formed from the body parts of living things

• mold fossil

• body fossil

• trace fossil

a space in a rock in the shape of a living thing

• cast fossil

• trace fossil

• mold fossil

when minerals harden into the shape of the mold

• mold fossil

• cast fossil

• body fossil

the remains or mark of an animal or plant that lived long ago

• fossil

• extinct

• paleontologist

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fossils that give clues about living things activities

• cast fossil

• mold fossil

• trace fossil

Living things today are not related to plants and animals of the past.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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A mold fossil is similar to a replica of your teeth made at the dentist's office.

• TRUE

• FALSE