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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
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1.
_______ are the preserved remains or traces of living things.
a)
bones
b)
fossils
c)
artifacts
d)
organic matter
2.
Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
rocky
4.
Most fossils form from animals or plants that once lived in or near _____________
a)
deserts
b)
ice tundras
c)
water
d)
forrests
5.
Which parts of an organism are more likely to fossilize?
a)
the soft parts - skin, muscle
b)
the hard parts - bones, shells, stems
c)
all parts can become fossilized easily because the organism becomes buried by sediments
6.
A _______ is a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism.
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
petrified fossil
d)
trace fossil
7.
A _______ is a solid copy of the shape of an organism.
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
petrified fossil
d)
trace fossil
8.
_______________ are fossils in which minerals replace all or part of an organism.
a)
carbon films
b)
trace fossils
c)
petrified fossils
d)
amber
9.
These fossils provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms.
a)
petrified fossils
b)
trace fossils
c)
molds
d)
amber
10.
A dinosaur track, a trail, and burrow are all examples of
a)
casts
b)
molds
c)
trace fossils
d)
preserved remains
11.
Becoming trapped in tar and amber, and freezing are other processes besides fossilization that organisms can be preserved.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
All the information that paleontologists have gathered about past life is called the _____
a)
geologic time
b)
geologic eras
c)
fossil eras
d)
fossil record
13.
If you found a rock containing a very complex fossil, you could infer that the rock is
a)
relatively young
b)
very old
c)
igneous
d)
metamorphic
14.
This is an example of a
a)
Trace fossil
b)
cast fossil
c)
fossil mold
d)
carbon film
15.
This is an example of a
a)
cast fossil
b)
mold fossil
c)
trace fossil
d)
carbon film
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