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Unit 3 & 7 Test Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
People who study fossils are called ____.
a)
meterologists
b)
fossilologists
c)
paleontologists
d)
fossil hunters
2.
In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
a)
sedimentary  rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
3.
If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?
a)
what fish are like today
b)
that this fish lacked oxygen
c)
what kind of animal ate this fish
d)
that water once covered the area
4.
Which animal part would most likely form a fossil?
a)
Muscle 
b)
Fur
c)
Lung
d)
Bone 
5.

The remains of an organism studied by scientists is called a ____________.

a)

paleontologist

b)

fossil

c)

dinosaur

d)

shark

6.

When something is _____________________ it no longer

exists.

a)

extinct

b)

preserved

c)

endangered

d)

rotting

7.

Which is NOT a reason scientists study fossils?

a)

They tell us how long a species existed on Earth.

b)

To learn how organisms are related to each other.

c)

How organisms communicated with each other.

d)

Fossils tell scientists the types of environments that organisms lived in.

8.

Which type of fossil is created when an organism gets trapped in tree resin?

a)

Trace

b)

Mold/Imprint

c)

Amber

d)

Cast

9.

Which is NOT a way an organism could become a fossil?

a)

It can be frozen in ice.

b)

It can be quickly buried in sediment after death.

c)

It can be trapped in the resin of a tree.

d)

It can be left out in the sun to decompose.

10.

An organism should be buried quickly after it dies if it has a chance of becoming a fossil

a)

True

b)

False

11.

How do scientists learn about dinosaurs?

a)

by studying fossils

b)

by reading about them

c)

by watching movies

d)

by looking at pictures

12.
Principle that Earth's processes occurring today are similar to those that occurred in the past 
a)
unconformities 
b)
uniformitariansim 
c)
superposition 
13.
Formed when original material in skeletal remains are replaced by minerals 
a)
original remains 
b)
fossil
c)
permineralized remains 
14.

A solid copy of the shape of an organism is...

a)

a fossil record

b)

a mold

c)

a carbon film

d)

a cast

15.

What type of fossils provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms?

a)

molds and casts

b)

petrified fossils

c)

trace fossils

d)

carbon films

16.

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

17.

an area describes the weather conditions in the area over a long period of time

a)

fossil

b)

trace fossil

c)

uniformitarianism

d)

climate

18.

What book of the Bible gives the Creation account?

a)

Exodus

b)

John

c)

Genesis

d)

Psalms

19.

This image is a made up image of which theory?

a)

Darwinian Evolution

b)

Creation

20.

If something was created then reason would say that there must be a...

a)

reader

b)

scientist

c)

painter

d)

creator

21.

This image supports which theory? Things reproducing after "their own kind"?

a)

Darwinian Evolution

b)

Biblical Creation

22.

Where does it state in Genesis that God created all living things to reproduce after it kind? Psst, you can use a Bible for this question:)

a)

Gen. 1:20-25

b)

Gen. 5:20-21

c)

Gen. 3:16

d)

Gen 2: 20-22

23.

Which order of events makes most sense according to the Biblical account?

a)

Fall of mankind, creation, global flood, spread of civilizations.

b)

Creation, fall of mankind, global flood, spread of civilizations.

c)

Spread of civilizations, fall of mankind, creation, global flood.

d)

Global flood, spread of civilizations, fall of mankind, creation.

24.

Since no humans were around at the beginning of time we must have __________________ and look at the _______________ around us for answers.

a)

facts; evidence

b)

faith; evidence

c)

hope; faith

d)

science books; facts

25.

Dinosaurs are NOT in the Bible?

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Who was the Scientist most famous for his study of natural selection and evolution?

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Rudolf Virchow

27.
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 
a)
Evolution 
b)
Variation 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection 
28.

What do you call a characteristic that allows an organism to survive in an environment?

a)

variation

b)

adaptation

c)

selection

d)

overproduction

29.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create on day 6?

a)

Land animals and humans.

b)

Birds and fish of the sea.

c)

Sun and moon and all other starts and planets.

d)

Light and darkness.

30.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create on day 5?

a)

Light and darkness

b)

Mammals

c)

Sun and moon and all the starts and planets.

d)

Birds of the air and fish of the sea.

31.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create on day 4?

a)

Sun and the moon and all the starts and planets.

b)

Land animals and humans

c)

Trees and seas.

d)

Light and darkness

32.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create on day 3?

a)

Land and vegetation

b)

Light and Darkness

c)

Land Animals

d)

Humans

33.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create and do on day 2?

a)

He created light and darkness

b)

Created and separated the waters

c)

Stars of the sky

d)

Animals on land

34.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create on day 1?

a)

Animals

b)

People

c)

Oceans

d)

Light and Darkness