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    mir\eral rich water soaks into small cavities
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    What theory states that life forms change
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    Chapter 12 Geologic Time

    Section 12.2 Fossils: Evidence


    of Past Life
    This section discusses how fossils form and how they are used to correlate
    rock layers.

    Reading Strategy
    Monitoring Your Understanding Complete the chart. After you finish
    this section, correct and add details as needed. For more information
    on this Reading Strategy, see the Reading and Study Skills in the
    Skills and Reference Handbook at the end of your textbook.

    Fossils How Fossils Form How Fossils Are Used


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    2. Is the following sentence true wfalse? An extinct organism is


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    3. Casts are a common type of _db9.....,..__S__._1_ _ __
    4. Circle the letter of the type of fossil formed when an organism is
    buried in sediment and then dissolved by underground water.
    a. coprolite b. trace fossil
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    Enrth Science Guided Reading and Study Workbook • 87
    Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Class
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    Chapter 12 Geologic Time

    Mntch encl, exnmple with its type offossil. Some types will be used more
    than once.
    Example Type of Fossil
    r.A/ 5. frozen mammoth preserved remains
    _b_ 6. animal footprint 'b.._ trace fossi I
    CJ\/ 7. fly in amber
    Conditions for Fossilization
    8. Complete the following concept map showing conditions that
    favor the preservation of fossils.
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    Fossils and the History of Life


    9. Fossil organisms succeed each other in an order that is
    definite and determinable according to the principle of
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    10. According to Darwin's theory of e v o ~ ~ c i e s can evolve
    into another through the process of .
    Interpreting the Fossil Record
    11. What are index fossils? --~--=----~,,_a°YJ
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    12. Is the following_ senten_ce true ~r false? Scien~se fossils to


    mterpret and descnbe·anc1ent environments. /

    Earth Science Guided Reading and Study Workbook 88


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