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Fossilization Review
Test Description: Review what we've learned about the types of fossils and how they are formed.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which fossilization process leaves behind a dark film on a sedimentary rock?
A
Petrification
B
Replacement
C
Trace Fossil
D
Carbonization
2) Which type of fossilization occurs when a sticky substance from plants captures and preserves an organism?
A
Mold
B
Tar
C
Fossil Resin
D
Permineralization
3) What type of fossilization results when the whole animal is preserved?
A
Mold
B
Replacement
C
Carbonization
D
Preserved Remains
4) Which item is NOT a fossil?
A
A dinosaur bone fossil
B
A mosquito inside a piece of amber
C
A dead tree on the forest floor
D
A beetle preserved by tar
5) Which object would most likely become a fossil?
A
A large jellyfish
B
An earthworm
C
A shark tooth
D
A pine needle
6) Which item is a trace fossil?
A
An insect trapped in amber
B
A dinosaur bone preserved in rock
C
A wooly mammoth's footprint
D
A carbon film of an extinct plant
7) A ________ is a fossil of preserved remains.
A
Mineralized fish bone in mud
B
Sabertooth tiger bone preserved in rock
C
Cast of dinosaur footprints
D
A wooly mammoth trapped in ice
8) Which object is NOT a trace fossil?
A
A trilobite mold
B
Fossilized wastes
C
Dinosaur footprints
D
An ancient worm burrow
9) Which factor is NOT important in the fossilization process?
A
Mineral rich soil needs to be present to help preserve the structure of the organism.
B
A relatively long period of time needs to take place.
C
All of the original organs need to be present in order for fossils to be preserved.
D
Remains of the organism need to be covered quickly to avoid disintegration.
10) Which is not an example of a trace fossil?
A
A complete T-Rex fossil
B
Tunnels or burrows
C
Dinosaur feces
D
Footprints
11) A student is studying a bright orange fossil that completely encases a perfect insect specimen. What type of fossilization is she looking at?
A
Molding
B
Petrification
C
Fossilized Resin (amber)
D
Carbonization
12) This type of fossil shows activities of an organism. They can include footprints, poop, trails, or burrows.
A
Preserved remains
B
Casts
C
Trace fossil
D
Molds
13) This type of fossil is an exact copy of an organism that is formed when sediment lls in a mold.
A
Preserved remains
B
Casts
C
Trace fossil
D
Molds
14) A bug trapped in amber, a mammoth frozen in ice, a beetle stuck in tar are all examples of .....
A
Trace fossils
B
Preserved remains
C
Molds and casts
D
Permineralized fossils
15) Which body parts would most often form a fossil?
A
Eyeballs or stomachs
B
Skin or hair
C
Bone, teeth, or shells
D
None of these
16) What kind of fossil is formed when all substances but carbon decay?
A
Preserved remains
B
Mold
C
Cast
D
Trace fossil
17) This type of fossil leaves behind a cavity or hole where the organism used to be
A
Trace fossil
B
Cast
C
Carbon film
D
Mold
18) An organism is UNLIKELY to be preserved as a fossil if
A
it has a skeleton
B
it is a soft-bodied animal
C
it is buried quickly by sediment
D
it has a shell
19) Which statement BEST describes how the fossil bones of a dinosaur are formed?
A
The dinosaur became trapped in amber.
B
The dinosaur was covered in sediment.
C
The dinosaur was frozen in ice.
D
The dinosaur stepped in wet mud.
20) People who study fossils are called ____.
A
Fossilologists
B
Meterologists
C
Paleontologists
D
Chemist
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