What is a fossil?

What is a fossil?

• Preserved remains or impressions of a living organism

• A type of rock

• A living organism

• A type of mineral

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Which of the following is NOT a way fossils can form?

• Amber

• Carbonization

• Photosynthesis

• Freezing

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Fossils are most commonly found in ______ rock.

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What is the main difference between body fossils and trace fossils?

• Body fossils contain parts of the organism, trace fossils do not

• Trace fossils contain parts of the organism, body fossils do not

• Body fossils are only found in ice, trace fossils are not

• Trace fossils are only found in amber, body fossils are not

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The process where mineral deposits form a cast of the organism is called ______.

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The word 'fossil' comes from the Latin word 'fossilis' meaning ______.

Paleontologists study prehistoric life by examining ______.

• fossils

• minerals

• plants

• stars

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