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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
Carbon Film
C
Cast
D
Mold
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 The specimen is the actual remains....they have not been replaced by rock.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
Imprint fossil
D
Trace 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
Mold Fossil
B
Cast fossil
C
Trace fossil
D
Imprint fossil
4) Which of the following would NOT be considered a trace fossil?
A
Footprint
B
A fossilized burrow
C
Dinosaur skeleton
D
Coprolite
5) Fossil formed when a mold is filled in with sediment.
A
Preserved remains
B
Trace fossil
C
Cast fossil
D
imprint fossil
6) Which of the following would be a good place to find preserved remains?
A
Sedimentary rock
B
Rain forest
C
Tar pits
D
Metamorphic rock
7) Which of the following is an example of a mold fossil.
A
An insect trapped in amber.
B
A mammoth trapped in a tar pit.
C
A leaf that leaves behind a thin film of carbon.
D
Cavity in sandstone left behind by a shell.
8) Which of the following would be considered preserved remains?
A
Coprolite from an early mammalian.
B
A mammoth trapped in a tar pit.
C
The footprint of a large dinosaur.
D
A complete skeleton of a T-Rex.
9) Which of the following would be a good example of a cast fossil.
A
A complete skeleton of a T-Rex.
B
Coprolite from an early mammalian.
C
A Mammoth trapped in a tar pit
D
A footprint of a large dinosaur.
10) What type of organisms are most likely to leave carbon films?
A
Large, bony organisms.
B
Small, bony organisms.
C
Small, thin plants.
D
Large, thick plants.
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