WorksheetsFossil Quiz 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The science that studies fossils.
embryology
paleontology
geology
taxonomy
Which of these is a trace fossil?
a mark left by a dinosaur's tail
a mosquito trapped in amber
a mummified plant seed
a frozen woolly mammoth
Which of the following organisms would be most likely to fossilize when buried in sediment?
an organism with a soft body
an organism with a hard shell
an organism with wing structures
an organism with multiple legs
Involves the filling of pores in a porous substance such as a bone with minerals from a solution.
Mummification
Petrification
Permineralization
Freezing
The process of preserving insects in amber.
Petrification
Mineral replacement
Permineralization
Entombment
Which of the following is not a requirement to become a fossil?
anaerobic environment
buried in sediment
igneous composition
hard body parts
Which of the following is a type of fossil that was NOT part of an organism?
an insect in amber
a mummified seed
a trace fossil
petrified wood
An impression of the original specimen in the enclosing sediment.
mold
cast
track
burrow
A ____ is an object created when sediment fills a mold and becomes rock.
burrow
cast
coprolite
track
When the soft tissue in plants form a carbon layer.
permineralization
petrification
concretion
carbonization
Impressions of the inside of a shell.
External Mold
Concretion
Cast
Internal Mold
Actual physical remains of an organism.
body fossil
petrification
trace fossil
carbonization
A ____ provides valuable information about the habits and diets of the animals that left it.
coprolite
cast
track
burrow
A type of fossilization where there is an actual substitution of one mineral for another.
Petrification
Mineral replacement
Permineralization
Entombment
A type of fossilization where there is a substitution of one mineral for another and the filling of holes by secondary minerals.
Petrification
Mineral replacement
Permineralization
Entombment
Impression of a leaf encased in a nodule.
permineralization
petrification
concretion
carbonization
The environment that most fossils are formed.
swamp
river
lake
marine
The substance that most fossils are composed of.
gypsum
calcite
quartz
chert
The study of trace fossils.
Gastronomy
Taxonomy
Liminology
Ichnology
Which of the following is not a requirement of an organism to become a fossil.
have preservable body parts
be buried by sediment
live in a marine environment
escape destruction after burial
buried in an anaerobic environment
