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Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
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1.
Scientists who study fossils are called ____.
a)
meteorologists
b)
fossilologists
c)
paleontologists
d)
fossil hunters
2.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?
a)
a petrified dinosaur bone
b)
a footprint captured in mud and buried in sediment
c)
a seashell found on the beach
d)
an insect stuck in amber
3.
Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?
a)
The size of the animal
b)
What the animal ate
c)
The color of the animal
d)
Where the animal lived
4.
In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
d)
sand
5.
_____ is any living thing, plant or animal, even you!
a)
A paleontologist
b)
An organism
c)
A fossil
d)
A rock
6.
Why don't we know what many ancient plants looked like?
a)
They had too many soft parts and they were destroyed before becoming fossilized.
b)
They were all eaten by dinosaurs.
c)
There weren't ancient plants.
d)
They had too many hard parts.
7.
Scientists study the ____________________ to learn about the history of life on Earth, past environments, and how different groups of organisms have changed over time.
a)
internet
b)
fossil record
c)
maps
d)
study guide
8.
What happens when a group of animals become extinct?
a)
All of its members have died out.
b)
Only a few of its members are still living.
c)
The animals can no longer lay eggs.
d)
All of its members move to another place.
9.
A hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism is
a)
a cast
b)
a mold
c)
a trace fossil
d)
a petrified fossil
10.
Which of the following substances is NOT able to preserve entire organisms?
a)
sticky tar
b)
amber
c)
water
d)
ice
11.
What types of fossils provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms?
a)
Trace Fossils
b)
Carbon films
c)
Petrified fossils
d)
molds and casts
12.
A solid copy of the shape of an organism is
a)
a mold
b)
a carbon film
c)
a cast
d)
a fossil record
13.
The gradual change in living things over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms
a)
erosion
b)
evolution
c)
fossil record
d)
extinct
14.
Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by __________________.
a)
dust
b)
sand
c)
mud
d)
sediment
15.
A _______________ is an extremely thin coating of carbon on a rock.
a)
petrified fossil
b)
trace fossil
c)
carbon film
d)
preserved remains
16.
_________________ is a type of fossil that minerals have replaced all or part of an organism.
a)
Carbon Film
b)
Preserved Remains
c)
Trace Fossil
d)
Petrified Fossil
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