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Fossils and Geologic Time Test
Perguntas do quiz (19)
1Which of the following is least likely to become a fossil? (Won't become fossilized)
- Abones
- Bskin
- Cteeth
- Dshells
2The type of fossil where all minerals replace all or part of an organism.
- Apetrified fossil
- Btrace fossil
- Cpseudofossil
- Dbone
3Where were fossils containing FRESHWATER fish formed?
- Adeep in ocean water
- Bin a hot spring
- Cin an underground reservoir
- Din a lake
4Fossils found in the top layer of rock are the ___________________.
- Ayoungest
- Bcleanest
- Coldest
- Ddirtiest
5What can cause mass extinction?
- Adisease and/or starvation
- Basteroids
- Cclimate changes
- Dall of the above
6Which is most likely to contain fossils?
- Aigneous rock
- Bsedimentary rock
- Cmetamorphic rock
- Dnative minerals
7What are the preserved remains, traces, or evidence of once living organisms called?
- Aplants
- Brocks
- Cfossils
- Dinvertebrates
8Hardened tree sap that preserves the remains of an insect is called _______________
- Aa mold fossil
- Ba cast fossil
- Ca tar fossil
- Dfossilized amber
9What happened during the Cambrian Explosion?
- Athe supercontinent broke apart
- Ban asteroid collided with Earth
- Ca great number of different organisms evolved
- Dmammals spread into every environment on Earth
10What do we call scientist who study organisms that lived long ago?
- Ameteorologists
- Bbiologists
- Cpaleontologists
- Darchaeologists
11A fossil that dissolves and leaves a hollow area is called _______________.
- Aamber
- Bcast
- Ca mold
- Dtrace fossil
12An insect preserved in amber and a tree that has turned to stone are examples of:
- Areconstructions
- Bfossils
- Crestorations
- Dsap
13What do you call a fossil that helps determine the age of the rock layer?
- Aan index fossil
- Ban hourglass fossil
- Ca radioactive fossil
- Da cast fossil
14Which animal is an invertebrate?
- Afrog
- Bfish
- Csnake
- Dinsect
15What is formed when minerals seep or fill in a mold?
- Amold
- Bcast
- Ccoal
- Dgranite
16What do you call the change in a species over time?
- Ageologic scale
- Brelative age
- Celevation
- Devolution
17Fossils provide evidence for all of the following EXCEPT for:
- Achanges in Earth's surface
- Bhow Earth originally formed
- Chow Earth's environments have changed over time
- Dhow groups of organisms have changed over time
18What will happen to a species that does NOT have the traits needed to survive?
- Alearn
- Bbecome extinct
- Cadapt
- Dreproduce
19Why do scientists think the dinosaurs became extinct?
- Atoo much rain
- Bhuman influence
- Cnew predators killed the dinosaurs
- Dmeteorite/asteroid hit the Earth
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