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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 28mins
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Class
Date
1.
Fossils that are not the actual organism but evidence of that organism's existence.
a)
index fossils
b)
trace fossils
c)
altered hard parts
d)
original preservation
2.
Which of the following is a condition that will preserved remains?
a)
amber
b)
frozen in permafrost
c)
tar
d)
all of these are correct
3.
What are fossilized feces called?
a)
coprolites
b)
index fossils
c)
gastroliths
d)
amber
4.
What are smooth stones that dinosaurs swallowed to help digestion?
a)
coprolites
b)
index fossils
c)
gastroliths
d)
amber
5.
What is hardened tree sap called?
a)
coprolites
b)
index fossils
c)
gastroliths
d)
amber
6.
Fossils that haven't changed over time, all tissues are still intact.
a)
index fossils
b)
trace fossils
c)
petrified fossils
d)
preserved remains
7.
Which of the following is an example of a trace fossil?
a)
petrified wood
b)
index fossils
c)
gastroliths
d)
amber
8.
Which of the following is an example of a trace fossil?
a)
coprolites
b)
index fossils
c)
petrified wood
d)
amber
9.
Fossils that are modified bone, wood or shell.
a)
preserved remains
b)
petrified fossils
c)
index fossils
d)
trace fossils
10.
The hollowed out impression in a rock that is the same shape as a shell.
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace fossil
d)
index fossil
11.
A fossil that forms when a hollowed out impression in a rock that is the same shape as a shell fills with sediment and then hardens.
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace fossil
d)
index fossil
12.
Which of the following is not a trace fossil?
a)
dinosaur skull
b)
footprint
c)
tool
d)
gastrolith
13.
A fossil is...
a)
a radioactive element used to determine the age of a rock layer
b)
the remains or evidence of a once-living organism
c)
only the hard parts of a organism
d)
only found in ice
14.
A stone tool used by a Neanderthal man is an example of...
a)
an altered hard part
b)
original perservation
c)
index fossil
d)
trace fossil
15.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an index fossil?
a)
has a wide geographic range
b)
is hard to find
c)
is easily recognized
d)
existed for a short geologic time
16.
A woolly mammoth found frozen in the permafrost of Siberia is an example of...
a)
a mold
b)
an altered hard part
c)
a cast
d)
preserved remains
17.
Which of the following statements about fossils is NOT true?
a)
They can be used to correlate rock layers.
b)
They can always be found as living specimens today.
c)
They can be used to determine relative age.
d)
They can indicate what climates were like in the past.
18.
Where are prehistoric animals preserved as WHOLE animals?
a)
in sedimentary rock
b)
in amber
c)
in obsidian
d)
in oceans
19.
Why is a fossil dinosaur bone much heavier than the original bone it was made from?
a)
it has absorbed water
b)
it is much older
c)
much of it has dissolved
d)
it is now made of minerals
20.
Why don't all living things become fossils?
a)
because some living things are too small
b)
because some living things are too big
c)
because some are subject to catastrophism and others are not
d)
because environmental conditions have to be just right to prevent decay
21.
How do fossils form?
a)
Living things die and their remains are covered by sediment
b)
insects are covered in tree sap
c)
all of these are correct
d)
Freezing preserves the remains of an organism
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