BJU, Earth Science, Chapter 11A-11B

Question 1

Fossilized Dinosaur eggs are termed......

Accepted Answer

trace fossils

Question 2

When a population begins to shrink due to more deaths than births in a generation, the population is headed toward _____

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extinction

Question 3

Which of the following, if fossilized, would be considered microfossils?

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plant spores

Question 4

Most fossils are __________________.

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marine organisms

Question 5

A leaf film on the surface of a flat piece of slate is termed.......

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carbon print

Question 6

An animal-shaped cavity left in volcanic ash from an eruption is termed.....

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cast or mold

Question 7

Fossilized trilobites that have been mineralized through replacement are termed......

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petrified fossils

Question 8

What are fossilized pollen grains termed....

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microfossils

Question 9

Fossils that would show organisms in the process of evolving from one form to another are known as ______________.

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transitional forms

Question 10

A human skeleton trapped in glacial ice is termed......

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original material

Question 11

A skeleton of a beluga whale found in loose sediments in the bottom of a lake is termed.......

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original material

Question 12

Who developed the system used today to classify organisms?

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Carolus Linnaeus

Question 13

An insect trapped in Amber is termed....

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original material

Question 14

What is the name for the study of fossils?

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paleontology

Question 15

What remarkable discovery came from the examination of a thigh bone of a T-Rex fossil in 2005?

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Soft Tissue

Question 16

Shells compacted into rock to form coquina are termed.....

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original material

Question 17

Fossils, especially those having detailed impressions of skin and feathers.......

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must have been buried rapidly

Question 18

Which of the following substances commonly contains fossils?

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Amber

Question 19

Petrified Wood forms by a process called________________.

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replacement

Question 20

Ammonites were similar in some ways to living ___________.

Accepted Answer

octopi

Questions 20