Fossils Test
- 1.Who studies fossils?
- A.
Zoologists
- B.
Paleontologists
- C.
Meteorologists
- D.
Biologists
- 2.True or false: Fossils are remains of ancient plants and animals
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.How do we know dinosaurs existed?
- A.
History books
- B.
Movies
- C.
Legends & Stories
- D.
Fossils
- 4.Which item would look most like an ancient organism?
- A.
A cast
- B.
A mold
- C.
A footprint
- 5.Which item is an example of preserved remains?
- A.
A mammoth’s footprint
- B.
A trilobite mold and cast
- C.
An insect trapped in amber
- 6.What is a fossil mold?
- A.
A copy of an ancient organism
- B.
A trace fossil of an ancient organism
- C.
An impression of an ancient organism
- 7.Petrified wood is an example of a
- A.
Trace fossil.
- B.
Microfossil.
- C.
Carbon film fossil.
- D.
mineral replacement fossil.
- 8.Which item is a trace fossil?
- A.
A carbon film of an extinct plant
- B.
A woolly mammoth’s footprint
- C.
A dinosaur bone preserved in rock
- 9.Which item is NOT a fossil?
- A.
A million-year-old bacteria
- B.
A dead tree on a forest floor
- C.
A mosquito inside a piece of amber
- 10.Which object would most likely become a fossil?
- A.
A shark tooth
- B.
A pine needle
- C.
A large jellyfish
- 11.A meteorite striking Earth is an example of catastrophism.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Uniformitarianism states that processes occurring on Earth’s surface today are similar to those that occurred in Earth’s past.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Organisms are more likely to become fossils if they have many soft parts.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Based on his observations______________ proposed that changes on Earth take place very slowly. He developed the principle of uniformitarianism. According to this principle, the same geologic processes that occur today occurred in the past.
- A.
Charles Dawson
- B.
James Hutton
- C.
James Brown
- 15.Some fossils are _____________, which form when pressure drives off the gases and liquids from an organism’s tissues, leaving only the carbon behind.
- A.
Preserved remains
- B.
Mold
- C.
Cast
- D.
Carbon film
- 16.Fossils also form when _________in groundwater replace the tissues of dead organisms.
- A.
Water
- B.
Minerals
- C.
Paper
- 17.________________ show evidence of the activity of ancient organisms, such as tracks or nests.
- A.
Trace fossils
- B.
Molds
- C.
Casts
- D.
Mineral replacement fossils
- 18.An organism is more likely to become a fossil if it contains ____________ parts such as teeth or bones.
- A.
Soft
- B.
Hard
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