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This type of fossil is an exact copy of an organism that is formed when sediment lls in a mold.
a) Trace fossil
b) Molds
c) Casts
d) Preserved remains

This type of fossil shows activities of an organism. They can include footprints, poop, trails, or burrows.
a) Trace fossil
b) Molds
c) Casts
d) Preserved remains

A student is studying a bright orange fossil that completely encases a perfect insect specimen. What type of fossilization is she looking at?
a) Carbonization
b) Petrification
c) Fossilized Resin (amber)
d) Molding

Which is not an example of a trace fossil?
a) Dinosaur feces
b) Footprints
c) Tunnels or burrows
d) A complete T-Rex fossil

Which factor is NOT important in the fossilization process?
a) Remains of the organism need to be covered quickly to avoid disintegration.
b) Mineral rich soil needs to be present to help preserve the structure of the organism.
c) A relatively long period of time needs to take place.
d) All of the original organs need to be present in order for fossils to be preserved.

A ________ is a fossil of preserved remains.
a) Mineralized fish bone in mud
b) Sabertooth tiger bone preserved in rock
c) A wooly mammoth trapped in ice
d) Cast of dinosaur footprints

Which object is NOT a trace fossil?
a) A trilobite mold
b) Fossilized wastes
c) Dinosaur footprints
d) An ancient worm burrow

Which item is a trace fossil?
a) A wooly mammoth's footprint
b) A carbon film of an extinct plant
c) A dinosaur bone preserved in rock
d) An insect trapped in amber

Which object would most likely become a fossil?
a) A shark tooth
b) A pine needle
c) A large jellyfish
d) An earthworm

Which item is NOT a fossil?
a) A dinosaur bone fossil
b) A dead tree on the forest floor
c) A mosquito inside a piece of amber
d) A beetle preserved by tar

What type of fossilization results when the whole animal is preserved?
a) Carbonization
b) Replacement
c) Mold
d) Preserved Remains

Which type of fossilization occurs when a sticky substance from plants captures and preserves an organism?
a) Permineralization
b) Mold
c) Fossil Resin
d) Tar

Which fossilization process leaves behind a dark film on a sedimentary rock?
a) Petrification
b) Replacement
c) Carbonization
d) Trace Fossil

A bug trapped in amber, a mammoth frozen in ice, a beetle stuck in tar are all examples of .....
a) Trace fossils
b) Preserved remains
c) Permineralized fossils
d) Molds and casts

Which body parts would most often form a fossil?
a) Bone, teeth, or shells
b) Skin or hair
c) Eyeballs or stomachs
d) None of these

What kind of fossil is formed when all substances but carbon decay?
a) Trace fossil
b) Cast
c) Mold
d) Preserved remains

This type of fossil leaves behind a cavity or hole where the organism used to be
a) Trace fossil
b) Carbon film
c) Mold
d) Cast

An organism is UNLIKELY to be preserved as a fossil if
a) it has a shell
b) it is a soft-bodied animal
c) it has a skeleton
d) it is buried quickly by sediment

Which statement BEST describes how the fossil bones of a dinosaur are formed?
a) The dinosaur became trapped in amber.
b) The dinosaur was frozen in ice.
c) The dinosaur was covered in sediment.
d) The dinosaur stepped in wet mud.

People who study fossils are called ____.
a) Meterologists
b) Paleontologists
c) Fossilologists
d) Chemist

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