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