Fossils

Question 1

Which is a way that paleontologists have contributed to humans' understanding of the history of life?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They grouped organisms by the period in which they existed.

Question 2

Which type of fossils form from hardening sediment?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

casts

Question 3

How do organisms form carbon films?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Residue is left on rocks when organisms decay.

Question 4

An animal dies in mud, decomposes, and leaves an imprint, which is later filled by sediment to form a solid copy of the original organism.How is this fossil different from fossils of preserved remains?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Only hard tissue is preserved.

Question 5

What happens to soft parts of organisms when cast fossils form?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They decay.

Question 6

The image shows a fossil that is hard like rock but that resembles a tree.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

This fossil was an organism that has been turned into rock.

Question 7

Which part of an organism is preserved in cast and mold fossils?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

bone

Question 8

Which feature do amber fossils have that mold fossils do not?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

preserved soft tissue

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