How Are Fossils Formed

What are the remains or impressions from prehistoric times preserved in rock?

• Rock

• Dirt

• Fossil

• Water

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Who studies fossils?

• A doctor

• A paleontologist

• A banker

• A dentist

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A footprint is an example of what kind of fossil?

• Amber

• Petrified

• Original Material

• Trace Fossil

An organism trapped in sap that has hardened is an example of what kind of fossil?

• Trace Fossil

• Amber

• Petrified

• Replacement

The remains of previously living plants and animals that are large enough to be seen with your eyes are called _____.

• Macrofossils

• Microfossils

• extinct

• amber

Fossils of life forms such as plants, animals, fungus and bacteria that are too small to be seen with your eye and you must use a microscope are called ______.

• amber

• petrified

• microfossils

• macrofossils

What happens when a plant or animal dies and is left alone?

• It decomposes

• It disappears

• It comes back to life

• Nothing

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