Quiz about Fossils Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following is not a fossil?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 2

Examine the fossilized teeth images. Which tooth belongs to an organism that ate mostly meat?

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Option B is correct

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A.

Question 3

Which of these layers of rock is the oldest?

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Conglomerate

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Sandstone

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Silstone

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Mudstone

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Limestone

Question 4

Which of these layers of rock is the youngest?

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Mudstone

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Conglomerate

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Sandstone

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Silstone

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Limestone

Question 5

Use the image to determine which of the following is false.

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Intrusion D is older than layer A

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C is the oldest layer

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Intrusion D occurred before the fault along E

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Layer B is older than layer A

Question 6

Place the layers in the image in order from oldest to youngest

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F, E, D, C, B, A

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A, B, C, D, E, F

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D, F, E, C, B, A

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A, B, C, E, F, D

Question 7

Which of the following CANNOT be learned about an organism by studying its fossils? Select all that apply.

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Color

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How it lived

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If it had friends

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Size

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What it ate

Question 8

Which of the following can be learned about an organism by studying its fossils? Select all that apply.

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Size

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What it ate

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How it moved

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Where it lived

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Color

Question 9

Which of the following are characteristics of an Index fossil? (Select all that apply)

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Easily recognizable

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Abundant

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Wide geographic distribution

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Live a short time

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Hard to find

Question 10

Which Fossil would be the best Index fossil?

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A

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B

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C

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D

Question 11

Examine this image of a fossil and select all that apply.

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This is a form of fossilization is known as preservation

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The insect became trapped in tree resin before it died

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The insect is preserved in amber

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The DNA from this insect can be used to create a theme park

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This form of fossilization changed the chemical composition of the insect

Question 12

Which of the following is a condition needed for fossilization? (select all that apply)

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Rapid and permanent burial

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Lack of oxygen that limits decay and scavenging

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Continued sediment accumulation

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The absence of heat or compression which might destroy the fossil

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Burial in a place that will be easy to find in millions of years

Question 13

Based on the fossil record, scientists believe there have been several mass extinctions in the history of Earth. Because of these mass extinctions, which of the following do scientists believe to be true?

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About 98% of the species that ever lived are extinct.

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All species that ever lived still exist today.

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About 5% of the organisms that ever lived are extinct.

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About 50% of all organisms that ever lived are extinct.

Question 14

Most fossils are found in:

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Sedimentary rocks

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Loose sediments

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Metamorphic rocks

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Igneous rocks

Question 15

Which of the following would be considered a trace fossil? Select all that apply

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Velociraptor footprint

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The impression left by a tail being dragged behind an organism

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Worm tunnels in sedimentary rock

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Mineralized trilobite

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Petrified tree

Question 16

Which geologic era do humans live in?

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Cenozoic

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Precambrian

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Mesozoic

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Paleozoic

Question 17

The majority of Earth's history takes place during which Geologic Era?

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Precambrian

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Cenozoic

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Mesozoic

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Paleozoic

Question 18

How old is the Earth?

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4.6 Billion years

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4.5 Million years

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200,000 years

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65 Billion years

Question 19

What large global event usually marks the end of each geologic era?

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Mass extinction

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Meteor impact

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World Cup

Question 20

______________ are used to correlate the age of the rock strata

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Index Fossil

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Fossil

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Trace Fossil

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Natural Selection

Question 21

The scientific law stating that, in undisturbed rock layers, each layer is younger than the layer beneath it, and older than the layer above it

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Law of Superposition

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Fossil

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Trace Fossil

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Amber

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Mold

Question 22

Evidence that an organism once existed in an area; can be a part of the organism's body or a trace or print left by the organism

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Fossil

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Trace Fossil

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Amber

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Mold

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Cast

Question 23

The information about Earth's history that can be gathered from fossils

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Fossil Record

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Fossil

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Trace Fossil

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Amber

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Mold

Question 24

The study of fossils and the fossil record

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Paleontology

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Fossil

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Trace Fossil

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Amber

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Mold

Question 25

A type of fossil formed when sediment fills a mold of an organic object such as a fossil shell, creating a replica of that object made of sediment

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Cast

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Fossil

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Trace Fossil

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Amber

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Mold

Question 26

The age given in years, of a fossil, a rock, a feature, or an event; usually determined through radiometric dating

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Absolute Age

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Fossil

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Trace Fossil

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Amber

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Mold

Question 27

A fossil that forms when the remains of an organism leave an imprint in the sediment after the organic material has been completely replaced

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Mold

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Fossil

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Trace Fossil

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Amber

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Cast

Question 28

The dating of events based solely upon the order in which they occurred

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Relative Age

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Fossil

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Trace Fossil

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Amber

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Mold

Question 29

True/False: The cause for most mass extinctions is disruption of Carbon cycle, typically a result of adding too much carbon to the atmosphere.

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True

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False

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