Chapter 11: 11A Section Quiz - Fossils

coquina—rock made from shells cemented into sedimentary rock

• E. trace fossil

• D. carbon print

• C. cast or mold

• B. petrified fossil

• A. original material

A fossilized fern pattern between layers of rock

• petrified fossil

• carbon print

• original material

• trace fossil

• cast or mold

dinosaur footprints

• cast or mold

• petrified fossil

• original material

• trace fossil

• carbon print

Trilobites and trees that have turned to rock

• carbon print

• cast or mold

• original material

• trace fossil

• petrified fossil

Animal-shaped voids found in pyroclastic tephra from the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius

• petrified fossil

• original material

• trace fossil

• cast or mold

• carbon print

Microscopic clamshells found in lake sediments

• microfossil

• original material

• petrified fossil

• cast or mold

• carbon print

Insects encased in amber

• original material

• petrified fossil

• cast or mold

• carbon print

• trace fossil

Most fossils are of dinosaurs or land animals.

• True

• False

Living things should be compared and classified using genetic similarities, suggesting that very different living organisms are biologically related.

• Evolutionist

• Creationist

Index fossils can be used to help establish absolute ages of rock strata, which then helps date other fossils in that strata.

• Evolutionist

• Creationist