Fossils LCMS

An extremely thin coating of carbon on a rock is called a ___.

An organism is extinct if it no longer exists and will never again live on Earth.

A ___ is a solid copy of the shape of an organism.

___ are fossils in which minerals replace all of an organism.

Evolution is the change in living things over time.

Most fossils form when living things die & are buried by ___ that hardens into rock over time.

___ provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms.

___ are the preserved remains or traces of living things.

Which of the following substances is not able to preserve entire organisms?

A ___ is a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism.

The fossil record provides evidence about the history of life & past environments on the Earth.

What does the fossil record provide evidence about?

Fossils of organisms that have been trapped in resin or tar are called ___.

What kind of fossil is a footprint?

___ are scientists who study fossils.

A ___ can form when sediment buries the hard part of an organism.