The Fossil Record - Quiz

In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• rocky

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Which parts of an organism are more likely to fossilize?

• the soft parts - skin, muscle
• the hard parts - bones, shells, stems
• all parts can become fossilized easily because the organism becomes buried by sediments

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A _______ is a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism.

• mold
• cast
• petrified fossil
• trace fossil

These fossils provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms.

• petrified fossils
• trace fossils
• molds
• amber

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All the information that paleontologists have gathered about past life is called the _____

• geologic time
• geologic eras
• fossil eras
• fossil record

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This is an example of a

• cast fossil
• mold fossil
• trace fossil
• carbon film

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If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

• An animal ate the fish.

• The water covered the area long ago.

• Today's fish looks the same

• The fish is endangered.

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This type of fossil is tree sap hardened and replaced by minerals.

• Petrified wood

• Imprint

• Amber

• Mold

Which organism is most likely to become fossilized in the next million years?

• a butterfly

• a giraffe

• an octopus

• an earthworm

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Principle that Earth's processes occurring today are similar to those that occurred in the past 

• unilateralism 

• uniformitariansim 

• superposition 

• radioactive decay

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