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Fossils are the remains or traces of past life found in sedimentary rock. Paleontologists study fossils to learn about ancient plants and animals. Fossils form when plant or animal remains become buried and the sediments around them harden over millions of years, preserving the remains. Trace fossils provide evidence of how ancient organisms interacted with their environments through tracks, burrows, or other traces of behavior. Molds form when water washes away remains, leaving imprints that can become filled with cast fossils when sediment or minerals fill the space.

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Fossils

Fossils are the remains or traces of past life found in sedimentary rock. Paleontologists study fossils to learn about ancient plants and animals. Fossils form when plant or animal remains become buried and the sediments around them harden over millions of years, preserving the remains. Trace fossils provide evidence of how ancient organisms interacted with their environments through tracks, burrows, or other traces of behavior. Molds form when water washes away remains, leaving imprints that can become filled with cast fossils when sediment or minerals fill the space.

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WORK SHEET Biology: Fossils GRADE 6

Name: Date:

Fossils are the remains of traces of past life found in sedimentary rock. Scientists called
paleontologists study fossils
Wood, bones, teeth, and shells are preserved or saved by being buried. As the sediments
harden, the remains become trapped in rock and form fossils.
Some fossils show changes long-dead animals made in their surroundings. These are called
trace fossils. Tracks, burrows, trace fossils, droppings (coprolite) and worm holes are some
examples of trace fossils. They tell how an animal might have moved, how big or small it
might have eaten.
A mold is an imprint made by the outside of a dead plant or animal. A mold forms when
water washes animal or plant remains out of rock. Sometimes sediment or minerals fill a
mold and form cast.
Whole plants or animals can become fossilized. These can be trapped by sap form trees
(amber), glacier ice or tar pits.
When fossils are discovered, they are excavated and studied.

Cast fossils
A 3-D fossil that forms when a mold fills up with sediment like, mud, sand or volcanic ash
Answer the following (Choose the correct answer)

1. What are fossils?


A. Empty space in a rock where something once was
B. Imprints or remains of something that lived long ago
C. Shallow print or mark in solid rock
2. Which of the following items can become a fossil?
A. Plant B. Snail C. Fish D. All
3. Wood, bones, teeth, and shells are preserved by being buried. What does it mean to
preserve?
A. The wise use of fossils
B. Filling a mold with sediments or minerals
C. When materials are saved by being buried
4. What is the name of the scientist who studied fossils?
A. palaeontologist B. pollutionist C. psychologist D. geologist
5. How much time is needed for a fossil to form?
A. One weak B. One month C. One year D. Millions of years
6. What does the term amber mean?
A. Turned into stone B. Sap from trees C. Compressed plants
7. A living that was mummified had to be perfectly ____________________
A. Dried B. Buried C. Wet D. Petrified
8. A mold is an imprint made on the outside of a dead plant or animal. How is a mold
formed?
A. A mold is formed when minerals are trapped by sap from trees
B. A mold is formed when delicate plants are compressed
C. A mold is formed when water washes animal or plant remains out of rock
9. Using the number 1,2,3 show the correct order in which organisms become fossilized
A. The sediments harden. B. Bones, teeth, and shells are buried

C. The remains become trapped in rocks

10.How is a cast formed?


A. When sediments or minerals fill a mold
B. When minerals replace a skeleton C. When delicate plants are compressed

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