BioBeyond Unit 4 Written in Stone
Although they are very similar, what differences do you see between them? Please
select all choices that apply. - ansThey have different color patterns.
The teeth are a different shape
Some pieces are present in one and missing in the other.
Based on what we've studied thus far, what kind of fossil do you think it might be? -
ansTrace Fossil / Indirect Evidence
Before we get into applying what we know, what do you believe are other logical
scenarios for this book sequence? Select all that you think apply - ansThe stack was
originally standing upright and later moved to this position.
Two stacks were combined.
Body Fossil: Direct Evidence - ansSkull image, and the Fish image
Description 1 - ansAn Ammonite(a shellfish with a spiral-shaped shell) dies and falls
to the bottom of the sea where it is covered by sediments.
Description 2 - ansMore sediment covers and squeezes the shell. It may undergo
mineralization or other processes that make it more stone like.
Description 3 - ansAfter millions of years, movement of the Earth's crust may push
the layer of sedimentary rock containing the fossil upwards towards the surface.
Description 4 - ansWeathering and erosion eventually wear away some of the rock,
exposing the fossil. Fossils are often found in quarries or other dig sites.
How can we best determine how this fossil was created? - ansuse all of the above
methods
How could you describe this fossil? - ansan impression of the organism, but not the
organism itself
How could you describe this fossil? - anssomething an organism did
How could you describe this fossil? - anssomething produced biologically by the
organism, but not the organism itself
How could you describe this fossil? - ansthe remains of a body are embedded in the
rock
Although they are very similar, what differences do you see between them? Please
select all choices that apply. - ansThey have different color patterns.
The teeth are a different shape
Some pieces are present in one and missing in the other.
Based on what we've studied thus far, what kind of fossil do you think it might be? -
ansTrace Fossil / Indirect Evidence
Before we get into applying what we know, what do you believe are other logical
scenarios for this book sequence? Select all that you think apply - ansThe stack was
originally standing upright and later moved to this position.
Two stacks were combined.
Body Fossil: Direct Evidence - ansSkull image, and the Fish image
Description 1 - ansAn Ammonite(a shellfish with a spiral-shaped shell) dies and falls
to the bottom of the sea where it is covered by sediments.
Description 2 - ansMore sediment covers and squeezes the shell. It may undergo
mineralization or other processes that make it more stone like.
Description 3 - ansAfter millions of years, movement of the Earth's crust may push
the layer of sedimentary rock containing the fossil upwards towards the surface.
Description 4 - ansWeathering and erosion eventually wear away some of the rock,
exposing the fossil. Fossils are often found in quarries or other dig sites.
How can we best determine how this fossil was created? - ansuse all of the above
methods
How could you describe this fossil? - ansan impression of the organism, but not the
organism itself
How could you describe this fossil? - anssomething an organism did
How could you describe this fossil? - anssomething produced biologically by the
organism, but not the organism itself
How could you describe this fossil? - ansthe remains of a body are embedded in the
rock
