Fossils

True or False, fossilization is a rare process?

• True

• False

Which body parts are most likely preserved as fossils?

• Soft tissue

• Muscle, fat, internal organs

• dense bones, teeth, shells

Gaps in the fossil record are called

• missing links

• mistakes

• gaping holes

When you read a geological strata where is the oldest and newest fossil?

• Oldest on the top, newest on the bottom

• Newest on the top, oldest on the bottom

• Newest in the middle

• oldest in the middle

Relative dating

• gives us an exact date.

• is inaccurate and not used by scientists.

• tell us when an event happened.

• give the time of an event with reference to another event that is not worldwide in scale.

Chronometric dates

• are less accurate than relative dates.

• are not just close approximations of the true age of a fossil or geological deposit.

• place events in their chronological position with reference to a universal time scale such as a calendar.

• are no longer used by scientists.

A fossil used to help date other fossils in the same time period are called

• index fossils

• finger fossils

• ancestor fossils

• elephant fossils

Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?

• a petrified dinosaur bone
• a footprint captured in mud
• a seashell found on the beach

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What are the remains, imprints, or traces of once-living organisms?

• index fossils
• fossil
• mold
• cast

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After studying about fossils, a student said, "I want to be a paleontologist when I grow up."  Which describes the work of a paleontologist?

• A paleontologist studies the remains of organisms that have been fossilized.
• A paleontologist studies cultures of the past.
• A paleontologist is a park ranger.
• A paleontologist is a scientist who studies living things.

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