GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
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Question
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Amber
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Fossil
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Trace Fossil
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fossil Amber or Fossil Resin Amber is the popular name for fossilized resin of botanical origin. The proper scientific terminology is fossil resin, but we will use the terms amber and fossil resin interchangeably.
Detailed explanation-2: -Amber is formed from resin exuded from tree bark (figure 9), although it is also produced in the heartwood. Resin protects trees by blocking gaps in the bark. Once resin covers a gash or break caused by chewing insects, it hardens and forms a seal.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why does tree sap turn into amber? Amber is actually made of resin, a different tree goo altogether. While sap is watery and flows through a tree the way blood flows through our veins, resin is thick and just oozes around inside the tree. Its job is to protect the tree from diseases and harmful insects.
Detailed explanation-4: -Amber is basically fossilized resin of a coniferous tree of early Tertiary (about 70 million years or so).