Fossil Quiz 1

The science that studies fossils.

• embryology

• paleontology

• geology

• taxonomy

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Which of these is a trace fossil?

• a mark left by a dinosaur's tail

• a mosquito trapped in amber

• a mummified plant seed

• a frozen woolly mammoth

Which of the following organisms would be most likely to fossilize when buried in sediment?

• an organism with a soft body

• an organism with a hard shell

• an organism with wing structures

• an organism with multiple legs

Involves the filling of pores in a porous substance such as a bone with minerals from a solution.

• Mummification

• Petrification

• Permineralization

• Freezing

The process of preserving insects in amber.

• Petrification

• Mineral replacement

• Permineralization

• Entombment

Which of the following is not a requirement to become a fossil?

• anaerobic environment

• buried in sediment

• igneous composition

• hard body parts

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Which of the following is a type of fossil that was NOT part of an organism?

• an insect in amber

• a mummified seed

• a trace fossil

• petrified wood

An impression of the original specimen in the enclosing sediment.

• mold

• cast

• track

• burrow

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A ____ is an object created when sediment fills a mold and becomes rock.

• burrow

• cast

• coprolite

• track

When the soft tissue in plants form a carbon layer.

• permineralization

• petrification

• concretion

• carbonization