Fossils that aren't exactly part of the organism. These include footprints, burrows, eggshells, and my personal favorite, coprolite (or fossilized excrement).They give insight into an organism's behavior. Trace fossils true Mold fossils false Cast fossils false Index fossils false Single In what type of rock would you typically find fossils? Igneous false Metamorphic false Sedimentary true rocky false Single Which statement is true about the fossil record It is a record of all living things false It shows how our climate has remained the same over time false It provides evidence for history of life on Earth true It does not support the theory of evolution false Single How are fossils created? Traces of organisms get turned into stone. false Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years. false Animals get trapped. false All of the above true Single According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found At the top of the rock layers false Near the bottom of the rock layers true In the middle of the rock layers false Somewhat near the surface false Single The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what? The absolute age of rock layers false The age of fossils false The relative age of rock layers true the super powers of rocks false Single Trace fossils are? foot prints false evidence of activities of ancient organisms true traces of animals false traces of rocks false Single Why is it important to study fossils? Fossils are evidence of organisms that lived long ago. true Fossils are fortune tellers. false Fossils are fun to study. false Fossils are found everywhere in the world. false Single Why are the soft parts of an animal’s body not preserved in a fossil? They are squeezed out when the shark is buried. false They are not made of mineral or rock. false They cannot be changed to rock. false They rot before fossilization can occur. true Single Which of the following events happens FIRST? Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone. false Sediment covers the bone. false An animal dies. true The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy. false Single