Exercise
Types of Fossils and Preservation Methods
Learn about the different types of fossils and the processes that preserve ancient plant and animal remains over time.
Questions
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What is a fossil?
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Which process occurs when dissolved minerals replace the original organic material of an organism?
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How is an insect preserved in amber formed?
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What type of fossil forms when an organism decays inside sediment, leaving an empty hollow space?
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Which material preserves ancient insects with delicate structures completely intact?
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Which mineral replacement process creates petrified wood?
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Why are soft body tissues like skin and muscle rarely fossilized?
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Which medium can preserve original soft tissues of prehistoric mammals like woolly mammoths?
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Natural asphalt tar pits like La Brea are best known for preserving which animal parts?
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What is carbonization in fossil preservation?
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Which type of sedimentary rock commonly contains well-preserved plant leaf fossils?
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Which statement best describes how animals are trapped and preserved in tar pits?