Fossil Review

What type of rock are fossils found in?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

What are the four types of fossils?

• mold, trace, true form, and cast

• mold, trace, hard , soft

• mold, true form, false form , bones

How long does it take fossils to form?

• millions of years

• thousands of years

• about 10 years

• a few days

Fossil data tells us that

• organisms lived long ago that do not live now

• the land changes overtime

• some dinosaurs lived in groups

• some areas that are now land, were once under the ocean

• all of these

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The part of the animal that can form a fossil is

• only the bones

• the brain

• hard parts, like teeth and bones

• soft parts like stomach and blood

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What is a true form fossil?

• a fossil that is made from a footprint

• a fossil made from the actual organism itself

• a fossilized impression

• a filled-in version of a fossilized impression

Fossilized nets, burrows, feces, and footprints are what type of fossil?

• true form

• trace

• mold

• cast

Patterns in the fossil record

• provide support for the theory of evolution

• do not have any order to them

• show that most organisms have stayed the same over the last million years

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What is the Law of Superpostion?

• The layer on the bottom is the oldest

• the larger the layer the older it is

• older layers are at the top

• igneous rocks are always older than sedimentary rocks

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What is a living fossil?

• A fossil produced while the organism is still alive

• a fossilized plant

• an organism that was once a fossil came back to life

• an organism that has changed very little and can still be found on Earth tody.