Earth Science Geology, the Environment, and the Universe

Section 4: Fossil Remains

Self-Check Quizzes-English

1
A _________ is the unaltered remains of a once-living organism.
A)trace fossil
B)fossil with permineralization
C)fossil with original preservation
D)mold of a fossil
2
Which of these are indirect evidence of plant or animal life?
A)altered remains
B)trace fossils
C)microfossils
D)original hard parts
3
Petrified wood is an example of __________.
A)an index fossil
B)a mold
C)permineralization
D)original hard parts
4
Which is not a characteristic of an index fossil?
A)lived for a geologically long period of time
B)abundant
C)widely distributed geographically
D)easily recognized
5
Imagine you have stepped in mud. What type of fossil could your footprint form if it were filled in, buried, and preserved?
A)original preservation
B)altered hard parts
C)mold
D)cast
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