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Fossils Quiz Review
Test Description: Fossils
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What are fossils?
A
animals that recently died
B
Preserved remains or traces of living things
C
animals that died 400 years ago
D
one celled animals
2) If rock layers have been undisturbed, which layer is the youngest?
A
The layer on the top.
B
The layer that has the least fossils in it.
C
The layer on the bottom.
D
The layer that has the most fossils in it.
3) Tree sap hardens and becomes a fossil with an insect trapped in it. What type of fossil is this?
A
fossil in amber
B
frozen fossil
C
cast fossil
D
imprint fossil
4) A leaf, a feather, bones or even the entire body of an organism can leave a mark on sediment that later hardens to become rock. What type of fossil is this?
A
frozen fossil
B
mineralized fossil
C
cast fossil
D
imprint fossil
5) Minerals can replace wood or bone, what type of fossil is this?
A
fossil in amber
B
cast fossil
C
imprint fossil
D
mineralized fossil
6) The Minerals can fill in the hollows of animal tracks, what type of fossil is this?
A
cast fossil
B
fossil in amber
C
mineralized fossil
D
imprint fossil
7) Rapid evolution that occurs when mutations of a few genes result in a species suddenly changing into a new organism?
A
gradualism
B
radioactive dating
C
punctuated equilibrium
D
relative dating
8) The remains of organisms can be trapped in a solid sheet of ice, what type of fossil is this?
A
frozen fossil
B
mineralized fossil
C
petrified fossil
D
cast fossil
9) Which body parts would most often form a fossil?
A
skin
B
hair and fingernails
C
bone, teeth, shells
D
none of these
10) A continuing series of mutations and variations over and over results in a new species.
A
relative dating
B
gradualism
C
radioactive dating
D
punctuated equilibrium
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