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Fossil Types
Test Description: Covers different fossil types
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This type of fossil is formed from residue chemically bonded to rock. They do not contain body parts or bones but show an 'outline' of the organism.
A
Preserved remain
B
Mold
C
Carbon Film
D
Cast
2) When an organism is trapped in a substance and protected from decomposition. The specimen is the actual remains....they have not been replaced by rock.
A
Mold fossil
B
Preserved remains
C
Trace fossil
D
Imprint fossil
3) An organism creates a depression in sediment and then the organism decays. If the cavity left behind fossilizes, it is called a ____________.
A
Imprint fossil
B
Cast fossil
C
Mold Fossil
D
Trace fossil
4) Which of the following would NOT be considered a trace fossil?
A
Footprint
B
Dinosaur skeleton
C
A fossilized burrow
D
Coprolite
5) Fossil formed when a mold is filled in with sediment.
A
Trace fossil
B
Cast fossil
C
Preserved remains
D
imprint fossil
6) Which of the following would be a good place to find preserved remains?
A
Rain forest
B
Metamorphic rock
C
Sedimentary rock
D
Tar pits
7) Which of the following is an example of a mold fossil.
A
A leaf that leaves behind a thin film of carbon.
B
Cavity in sandstone left behind by a shell.
C
A mammoth trapped in a tar pit.
D
An insect trapped in amber.
8) Which of the following would be considered preserved remains?
A
A mammoth trapped in a tar pit.
B
A complete skeleton of a T-Rex.
C
The footprint of a large dinosaur.
D
Coprolite from an early mammalian.
9) Which of the following would be a good example of a cast fossil.
A
Coprolite from an early mammalian.
B
A complete skeleton of a T-Rex.
C
A footprint of a large dinosaur.
D
A Mammoth trapped in a tar pit
10) What type of organisms are most likely to leave carbon films?
A
Small, bony organisms.
B
Large, bony organisms.
C
Large, thick plants.
D
Small, thin plants.
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