Fossils

Fossilized evidence that formed in sedimentary rock showing animal activity.

• Pangea

• Uniformitarianism

• Trace Fossil

• Climate

Evidence that an organism lived a long time ago is called _________.

• The past

• A fossil

• A rock

• A mineral

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The gradual change in living things over time is..

• transition

• evolution

• age

• revolution

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Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by _______________ that hardens into rock over time.

• sediment

• people

• cement

• ants

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An organism is ______________ if it no longer exits and will never live again on Earth.

• rare

• extinct

• plentiful

• missing

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A hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism is.....

• a cast

• a mold

• a trace fossil

• a petrified fossil

A ______________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.

• biologist

• chemist

• paleontologist

• astronomer

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Scientist study the ____________________ to learn about the history of life, past environments on Earth, and how different groups of organisms have changed over time.

• fossil record

• animal record

• historical record

• Earth record

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Which of the following substances is not able to preserve entire organisms?

• sticky tar

• water

• amber

• ice

The youngest fossils in the rock strate are?

• Ammonite and gastropods

• Fern

• trilobites

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