Most fossils are formed of the______ parts of an organism

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Most fossils are formed of the______ parts of an organism
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1. Most fossils are formed of the
parts of an organism
2. Sometimes when the remains of an organism get buried in mud, wet sand, or other
sults
sediments under a body of
the molecules that formed
the remains get replaced by
in the water.
of your
a. This type of fossil formation is called
b. Most mineralized fossils are formed of shell or
wood can also become a mineralized fossil.
but
f where you are
around.
3. In
a fossil forms when a dead organism is compressed
Qyer time and pressure drives off the organism's liquids and gases.
tab and apply
in your
4. Sometimes organisms or parts of organisms make a(n)
in sand or mud.
a. The kind of fossil that forms as an impression in rock is called
ain)
b. If the impression gets filled with sediments that harden to rock an
is the result
C. Molds and casts show only
features of ogamsms
5. The preserved evidence of the activity of an organism, such as is tracks, is called
fossil.
a(n)
of an organism can be
6. In rare cases, the original
frozen in ice.
preserved, such as
lividon of The MeGraw-Hi
Transcribed Image Text:Styles 1. Most fossils are formed of the parts of an organism 2. Sometimes when the remains of an organism get buried in mud, wet sand, or other sults sediments under a body of the molecules that formed the remains get replaced by in the water. of your a. This type of fossil formation is called b. Most mineralized fossils are formed of shell or wood can also become a mineralized fossil. but f where you are around. 3. In a fossil forms when a dead organism is compressed Qyer time and pressure drives off the organism's liquids and gases. tab and apply in your 4. Sometimes organisms or parts of organisms make a(n) in sand or mud. a. The kind of fossil that forms as an impression in rock is called ain) b. If the impression gets filled with sediments that harden to rock an is the result C. Molds and casts show only features of ogamsms 5. The preserved evidence of the activity of an organism, such as is tracks, is called fossil. a(n) of an organism can be 6. In rare cases, the original frozen in ice. preserved, such as lividon of The MeGraw-Hi
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