WorksheetsSsa Fossils
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fossils that aren't exactly part of the organism. These include footprints, burrows, eggshells, and my personal favorite, coprolite (or fossilized excrement).They give insight into an organism's behavior.
a)
Trace fossils
b)
Mold fossils
c)
Cast fossils
d)
Index fossils
2.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
Mold
b)
Carbonized
c)
Cast
d)
Preserved
3.
A(n) ______ is an organism that lived for a short amount of time , were plentiful, and lived in a wide geographical area.
a)
index fossil
b)
cast fossil
c)
perserved fossil
d)
petrified fossil
4.
In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
metamorphic rock
5.
Why don't we know what many ancient plants looked like?
a)
they had many soft parts
b)
they were eaten by dinosaurs
c)
there weren't ancient plants
6.
Fossils that are not the actual organism but evidence of that organism's existence.
a)
index fossils
b)
trace fossils
c)
preserved fossils
d)
petrified fossils
7.
Fossils that are not the actual organism but evidence of that organism's existence.
a)
mold fossil
b)
index fossil
c)
preserved fossil
d)
trace fossil
8.
When an organism dies, is buried, and decays leaving behind a cavity in the shape of the organism is considered which type of fossil?
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace
d)
petrified
9.
When minerals fill in a cavity that was left when an organism decayed and harden in the shape of the organism is which type of fossil?
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace
d)
petrified
10.
Which type of fossil is formed when the remains of a former living thing is turned into stone?
a)
cast
b)
preserved
c)
carbonized
d)
petrified
11.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
preserved
b)
petrified
c)
carbonized
d)
cast
12.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
preservation of actual remains
b)
replacement of mineral matter
c)
molds,casts,imprints
13.
Type of fossil that usually forms when softer parts like leaves, flowers, and steams decay leaving are squeezed between layers of mud or rock and leave an imprint.
a)
cast
b)
trace
c)
carbonized
d)
petrified
14.
In this image, the population of barnacles exhibits ___________.
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Trait
d)
Natural Selection
15.
In this population of flowers, pink coloring is an ___________ that attracts more pollinating insects.
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Natural Selection
16.
A trait or behavior that helps organisms survive and reproduce
a)
natural selection
b)
variation
c)
adaptation
d)
trait
17.
Giraffes have long necks. This allows them to eat from the tops of trees where other animals cannot reach. This is a result of...
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Adaptation
c)
Variation
18.
The process that explains survival and shows how species can change over time.
a)
Adaptation
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Variation
19.
Relative age dating is used to determine the...
a)
actual age of an event
b)
length of time between two events
c)
age of one event in comparison with other events
d)
rate at which a gologic process occurs
20.
What is the oldest layer in the outcrop?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
21.
What is the youngest layer in the outcrop?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
23.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface
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