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Fossils Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a palentologist? | A Paleontologist is someone who studies fossils! |
| What is a fossil? | Fossils are the remains of plants and animals that lived long ago. |
| What is an organism? | An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form |
| What is a mold? | A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies and is covered by sediment. |
| What is a cast? | A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions, minerals gradually enter into the cavity, resulting in a cast. |
| What is a preserved/true form fossil? | Remains of a prehistoric organism that remains intact |
| What is petrification? | When the original organic tissues are replaced with minerals from the surrounding rock. |
| What is resim/amber? | A hard, translucent, brownish-yellow substance that is the fossilized resin (similar to a thick sap) of ancient trees. |
| True or False: a mold is an imprint. | True |
| True or False: Resin/amber contains candy. | False. It contains fossil insects. |