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PRE/POST TEST on FOSSILS 1. The study of ancient life through fossils is called: a. meteorology; b. fossilology; c. zoology; d. paleontology 2. Which of the following is least likely to become fossilized? a. bones; b. teeth; c. skin; d. shells 3. Mass extinction can be caused by: a. volcanic eruptions; b. asteroids; c. climate changes; d. all of the previous 4. The type of earth material most likely to contain fossils is: a. igneous rock; b. sedimentary rock; c. metamorphic rock; d. native minerals 5. Fossils can be used to: a. help find petroleum; b. prove plate tectonics; c. determine which rocks are oldest; d. all of the above 6. This is created when sediment fills in a cavity that is formed when a buried animal decays: a. mold; b. dendrite; c. cast; d. granite 7. The remains, impressions, or evidence of once-living organisms are called: a. plants; b. invertebrates; c. rocks; d. fossils 8. Ammonites: a. are ancient marine mollucks; b. belong to the cephalopod class; c. are related to squid and octopus of today; d. all of these. 9. Dragonflies and bees can be preserved as fossils in: a. sedimentary rock; b. metamorphic rock; c. granite; d. amber 10. Rocks containing fossils of trilobites were probably formed: a. in a lake; b ocean water in deep; c. in a stream; d. in a sand dune