Fossils and Fossil Evidence Quiz Review

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

• sedimentary  rock

• rock candy

• hard rock

Fossilized tracks or other evidence of activity of an organism.

• trail 

• trace 

• index

• absolute 

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 

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

• mold

• cast

• petrified

• preserved

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

Hardened tree sap is called

• diamonds

• amber

• tar

• syrup

Most fossils are found in __________ rock layers

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

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

What type of fossil is pictured? 

• cast

• petrified fossil

• preserved remains

• trace fossil