Exercise
Body Fossils and Hard Parts
Discover how hard body parts like bones, shells, and teeth are most likely to become preserved as body fossils.
Questions
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Which organism part is most likely to survive decay and become a body fossil?
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Why do teeth preserve far more frequently in the fossil record than muscle tissue?
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Which plant parts are most commonly found preserved as body fossils?
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What is a body fossil?
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Why are soft-bodied organisms like jellyfish extremely rare in the fossil record?
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Which hard chemical compound forms the protective shells of most marine invertebrate fossils?
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A whole woolly mammoth preserved in Siberian permafrost is an example of:
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What property of animal bones makes them suitable for mineral replacement during fossilization?
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An ancient fern compressed flat between shale layers, leaving a dark carbon outline, is a:
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Microscopic marine organisms with hard silica shells that form chalk cliffs are called:
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Why are complete, fully connected dinosaur skeletons rare?
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Which hard structure helps scientists identify ancient fish species in fossil layers?