Fossils Lessons

........................are the remains or traces of ancient life that have been preserved by natural processes

• fossil records

• fossil dating

• mineralization

• fossils

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which is the preserved evidence of the activity of an organism?

• Fossil record

• mold

• cast

• trace fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which term describes the collection of all the fossils ever discovered on Earth?

• Fossil

• mold

• fossil record

• cast

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which is a fossil copy of an organism in a rock?

• cast

• mold

• trace fossil

• complete body fossil

Which refers to the impression

of an organism in a rock?

• mold

• cast

• trace fossil

• fossil record

This fossil was ...........

• mineralized

• carbonized

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Instead of dating fossils directly, scientists date the rocks the fossils are embedded inside

• True

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The process by which the organism’s components are replaced by water-soluble minerals is called...............................

• carbonization

• mineralization

• fossil records

• extinction

_______ are the preserved remains or traces of living things.

• bones

• fossils

• artifacts

• organic matter

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What type of fossil is this?

• Mold

• Cast

• Preserved remains

• Trace fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1