Index Fossil

What are the common fossils?

• Bones and teeth

• Spores and seeds

• Options A and B are correct.

• Options A and B are incorrect.

What type of preserved fossils are trapped in a tree’s sticky resins and dies?

• Amber

• Tar

• Ice

• Wood

Which Era represents “ancient life"?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Proterozoic

When did the Precambrian Era begin?

• 4.53 billion years ago

• 4.54 billion years ago

• 4.55 billion years ago

• 4.56 billion years ago

What is the shorter unit of Epochs?

• Period

• Time

• System

• Eon

A good index fossil must include four characteristics except for __________.

• distinctive

• widespread

• abundant

• long life

_________ is another name for index fossil.

• Key fossils

• Pattern fossils

• Lead fossils

• Design fossils

He is sometimes called the “Father of Geology.”

• Charles Darwin

• Charles Doolittle Walcott

• James Hutton

• James Ingram

__________ means that an organism completely dies out.

• Adaptation

• Extinction

• Evolution

• Regeneration

Which of the following statement is correct about the Geologic Time Scale?

• It is divided into major chunks of time called Eras. Eras may be further divided into smaller chunks called eons, and each eon is divided into periods.

• It is divided into major chunks of time called eons. Eons may be further divided into smaller chunks called eras, and each era is divided into periods.

• It is divided into major chunks of time called periods. Periods may be further divided into smaller chunks called eras, and each era is divided into eons.

• It is divided into major chunks of time called eras. Eras may be further divided into smaller chunks called period, and each period is divided into eons.