5th-6th Science Chapter 2 Review (Fossils And Dinosaurs), Pt. 1 Question Preview (ID: 43768)


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The imprint of an organism that has been pressed into a rock is called a ____.
a) fossil
b) trace
c) cast
d) mold

Any part or trace of a living organism that is naturally preserved after it dies is called a ____.
a) fossil
b) trace
c) cast
d) mold

When bone or wood is replaced by minerals that harden into rock, a ____ fossil forms.
a) trace
b) petrified
c) excited
d) carbon film

A fossil that is not an actual part of an organism but of something that was left behind, such as a footprint, is a ___ fossil.
a) mold
b) carbon film
c) trace
d) petrified

When fine sediment has been pressed into a mold and a copy of the shape of the organism formed, it is called a ____.
a) petrified fossil
b) cast
c) carbon film
d) mold

A fossil formed when part of a plant or animal decayed underneath the weight of sediment and left an image of itself on a rock is called _____.
a) petrified
b) cast
c) carbon film
d) mold

True or False: Fossils have been preserved in tar, ice, amber, and sedimentary rock.
a) True
b) False
c) Green
d) Beans

True or False: Dinosaur bones have been found only in the eastern parts of the earth.
a) True
b) False
c) Yellow
d) Corn

True or False: Permanently frozen soil is called amber.
a) True
b) False
c) Red
d) Apples

True or False: People draw conclusions about fossils based on what they believe about how the earth began.
a) True
b) False
c) Orange
d) Pumpkins

True or False: The fossil record provides clear evidence of a worldwide Flood.
a) True
b) False
c) Purple
d) Grapes

How does studying the outward appearance of modern animals help paleontologists?
a) They are able to know exactly how extinct animals look.
b) They are able to make guesses about what color hair extinct animals had.
c) They are able to make guesses about what an extinct animal may have looked like.
d) They are able to know exactly which extinct animals had fur, hair, or scales.

What evidence of a worldwide flood does the fossil record show?
a) The fossil record indicates that all unicorns died in the flood.
b) The fossil record indicates that all whales died in the flood.
c) The fossil record indicates that animals were buried quickly.
d) The fossil record indicates that animals were buried very slowly.

Which of the following is NOT a job of a paleontologist?
a) Finding and Studying Fossils
b) Taking Fossils to a Place to be Studied
c) Cleaning and Preparing Fossils for Display
d) Eating Fossils to Enhance Strength

People who believe that life on the earth evolved are called ___.
a) Creationists
b) paleontologists
c) geologists
d) evolutionists

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