Fossils

Question 1

Which correctly lists three materials that preserve soft tissues in fossils?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

permafrost, amber, and tar

Question 2

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

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bone

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

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

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preserved soft tissue

Question 5

Which statement explains something that the fossil record indicates?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Mass extinctions have occurred several times on Earth.

Question 6

Why is still water an ideal environment for the formation of mold and cast fossils?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Sediment builds up over organisms.

Question 7

Which type of fossils form from hardening sediment?

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casts

Question 8

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

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They grouped organisms by the period in which they existed.

Question 9

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?

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Only hard tissue is preserved.

Question 10

Study the image.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It has carbon residue left by a decaying organism.

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