BJU Chapter 2 Test Review- Fossils and Dinosaurs

The scientific study of fossils is called _________.

• anthropology
• geology
• archaeology
• paleontology

Dinosaur bones have been found only in the eastern parts of the world.

• True

• False

Permanently frozen soil is called AMBER.

• True

• False

What are some of the ways that fossils have been preserved? (Select all that apply)

• Tar

• Ice

• Cement

• Amber

The last of a certain plant or animal is known as __________.

• endangered
• rare
• extinction

• vanished

People that believe that God created the earth and all forms of life in six days are called _______________.

• Creationists

• Scientists

• Atheist

• Evolutionists

Bone or wood that is replaced by minerals that harden into rock is called __________.

• rock fossil
• mineralized bone
• fossilized tree
• petrified fossils

Fossil that is formed when part of a plant or animal decay is underneath the weight of a sediment and leaves an image of itself on a rock.

• Carbon Film

• Cast fossil
• Trace fossil
• Amber fossil

Fine sediment that is that has been pressed into a mold and a copy of the shape of the organism formed is known as a ___________.

• cast
• fossil
• imprint
• mold

Any part or trace of a living organism that is naturally preserved after it dies is called a ___________.

• fossil
• mineral
• plant
• rock