Fossils Quiz

We have talked about 4 different types of fossils including trace, cast, true form, and ____.

What are fossils of widely distributed organisms that lived during only one short period?

• Extinction
• Evolution
• Index Fossil

What are the preserved remains or traces of living things.

• Absolute Age
• Index Fossil
• Fossil

What is the record of the geologic events and life forms in Earth's history?

• Geologic Time Scale
• Relative Age
• Evolution

What is the age of rock as the number of years since the rock formed?

• Fossil Record
• Index Fossil
• Absolute Age

What is an event that occurs when the last individual organism of a species dies?

• Evolution
• Extinction
• Index Fossil

What is the record of all fossils ever discovered on Earth?

• Fossil Record
• Evolution
• Extinction

What are the age of rocks and geological features compared with other nearby rocks and features?

• Paleontologist
• Relative Age
• Absolute Age

What is the process by which all the different kinds of living things have changed over time?

• Extinction
• Evolution
• Paleontologist

Who is a scientist who studies fossils to learn about organisms that lived long ago?

• Paleontologist
• Astrologist
• Botanist