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Identify the jobs of a paleontologist.

Find fossils, take them to a place to be studied, clean fossils, and prepare fossils for display.

The imprint of an organism that has been pressed into a rock is called a ________.

mold

C or E? Life on earth developed gradually over millions of years.

evolutionist

C or E? The layers of rock represent geologic ages, or long time periods.

evolutionist

People who believe that God created the earth and all forms of life in six days are called __________.

Creationists

The scientific study of fossils is called ___________.

paleontology

_______ occurs when the last of a certain plant or animal dies.

Extinction

C or E? Birds developed from dinosaurs.

evolutionist

An image made from a decayed plant or animal pressed into a rock is called _________.

carbon film

How does the outward appearance of modern animals help paleontologists?

The outward appearance of modern animals helps scientists determine what an extinct animal might have looked like.

C or E? Dinosaurs and man lived on earth at the same time.

Creationist

T or F? Fossils have been preserved in tar, ice, amber, and sedimentary rock.

True

_________ are people who believe that life on the earth evolved.

Evolutionists

C or E? The earth is billions of years old.

evolutionist

A fossil of something that an organism left behind, such as a footprint, is called a ________ fossil.

trace

C or E? Genesis 1 explains the true origin of the earth.

Creationist

What is the process of removing a fossil from a rock and other materials around it called?

Excavation

When bone or wood is replaced by minerals that harden into rock, a _______ fossil forms.

petrified

T or F? Permanently frozen soil is called amber.

False! It is called permafrost.

When fine sediment has been pressed into a mold and a copy of the shape of the organism is formed, it is called a _________.

cast

C or E? The global Flood described in Genesis accounts for the formation of most fossils.

Creationist

Any part or trace of a living organism that is naturally preserved after it dies is called a ___________.

fossil

To change gradually means to _______.

evolve