Fossils and Fossil Evidence Quiz Review

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock
• rock candy
• hard rock

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Fossilized tracks or other evidence of activity of an organism.

• trail 
• trace 
• index
• absolute 

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Which of the following would NOT help an organism become fossilized?

• shell 
• skeleton 
• buried quickly with sediment 
• soft body parts 

What type of fossil is an imprint in a rock?

• cast 
• trace 
• mold
• whole/part 

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This type of fossil forms when minerals soak into the buried remains, replacing the remains, and changing them into rock.

• mold
• cast
• petrified
• preserved

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Remains of animals can be preserved by preventing them from decaying. What substances might help preserve parts or a whole animal

• tar, amber, ice
• ice, carbonization, trace
• rock, amber, ice
• tar, carbonization, rock

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Hardened tree sap is called

• diamonds
• amber
• tar
• syrup

Most fossils are found in __________ rock layers

• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• igneous

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By studying fossil records scientists can make inferences about 

• the diversity of plants and animals, past climates and geological events, and how organisms have evolved
• the diversity of plants and animals, how different rocks form, and past volcanic eruptions
• the simularities of plants and animals, how different rocks form and past volcanic eruptions
• the similarities of plants and animals, past climates and geological events, how different rocks form

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What type of fossil is pictured? 

• cast
• petrified fossil
• preserved remains
• trace fossil

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