Fossil Quiz

What do paleontologists study?

• Animals

• Plants

• Fossils

• Rocks

What must happen for a plant or dead animal to become a fossil?

• It must be eaten by other animals

• It must be left on the surface

• It must be quickly buried in soil, mud, or sand

• It must be exposed to sunlight

What is a mold fossil?

• A preserved body of an animal

• A fossil filled with minerals

• An imprint left by a plant or animal

• A fossil made of stone

What is a cast fossil?

• A fossil filled with minerals

• An imprint left by a plant or animal

• A fossil made of stone

• A preserved body of an animal

What are trace fossils?

• Preserved bodies of animals

• Fossils made of stone

• Imprints left by plants or animals

• Fossils filled with minerals

How are true form fossils different from most fossils?

• They are filled with minerals

• They are the actual preserved body of an animal

• They are imprints left by plants or animals

• They are made of stone

What can we learn from studying trace fossils?

• The color of the fossils

• How animals lived

• The age of the fossils

• The type of rock the fossils are found in

How are true form fossils preserved?

• All of the above

• They are trapped in a tar pit

• They are caught in sticky sap

• They are frozen in ice