Download PRE/POST TEST on FOSSILS

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