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Test Description: General fossil questions
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which type of rock contains most fossils?
A
Igneous
B
Metamorphic
C
Intrusive
D
Sedimentary
2) Which type of organism will most likely form a fossil?
A
Insects.
B
Leafy plants.
C
One with hard body parts.
D
One with soft, small body parts.
3) If an organism dies in _______________ there is a better chance that a fossil will be formed.
A
a desert
B
a place with a lot of earthquakes
C
a swamp
D
a volcanic eruption
4) Which of the following is an abiotic factor that can affect an organism after death?
A
Scavengers
B
Decomposers
C
Bacteria
D
Temperature
5) A scientist that uses fossils to study life in the past is called a ____________.
A
Botanist
B
Astronomer
C
Paleontologist
D
Meso-biologist
6) Which of the following events may lead to fossils being formed?
A
Mudslide
B
Earthquake
C
Volcanic eruption
D
Hurricane
7) What could happen to a fossil after it is formed that would destroy the fossil?
A
The fossil is buried under layers of rock.
B
Magma pushes up and causes sedimentary rock to change to metamorphic rock.
C
Scientists discover the fossil.
D
Wind and rain expose the fossil.
8) Why would scientist want to study coprolite?
A
They can tell how long the animals lived.
B
They can tell what the animals ate.
C
They can tell what killed the animal.
D
They can tell how the animals reproduced.
9) Which scenario would most likely lead to the formation of a dinosaur.
A
A volcano erupts and an animal is killed by the lava.
B
An animal is caught in a mudslide in an area with no volcanic activity or earthquakes.
C
An animal dies in the desert and scavengers feed on the body.
D
An animal dies in a forest and the body rots over a long period of time.
10) How are preserved remains different from fossils?
A
One is a plant, the other is an animal.
B
Fossils are from living things, preserved remains are from non-living things.
C
Fossils are remains that have turned to rock, preserved remains are the actual organism.
D
Fossils are the actual parts of an organism, preserved remains have turned to rock.
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