The passage mainly discusses the

• difference between amber and mineral fossils

• places where amber can be found

• various characteristics of amber

• types of trees that produced amber

Why does the author mention dinosaur bones in the first paragraph?

• to emphasize the age of fossils

• to explain why there are more mineral replacements fossils than organic fossils

• to compare them with amber as a different type of fossil

• to give an example of an object in which amber is commonly found

The word "intact" in line 8 is closest in meaning to

• beautiful

• unusual

• obvious

• unchanged

The word "trace" in line 11 is closest in meaning to

• unknown

• decreasing

• very small

• somewhat similar

According to the second paragraph, which of the following is true about deposits of amber?

• There is a limited number of large deposits of amber in the world

• most deposits contain large quantities of amber specimens

• the major amber deposits were formed at approximately the same time

• the deposits were formed primarily by tropical broad-leaved trees

The word "misconception" in line 16 is closest in meaning to

• false belief

• known fact

• scientific theory

• subject of debate

The word "them" in line 18 refers to

• deposits

• pine trees

• conifer trees

• broad-leaved trees

The word "Thus" in line 23 is closest in meaning to

• consequently

• instead

• moreover

• initially

The word "bury" in line 26 is closest in meaning to

• cover

• color

• fill

• damage

It can be inferred from the passage that amber is most commonly used

• to determine the age of other ancient materials that are found with it

• as jewelry

• to compare the characteristics of living trees to those of ancient trees

• to preserve fossil impressions