Apologia General Science Module 7

the preserved remains of a once-living organism is called

• fossil

• petrification

• resin

• cast

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The conversion of organic material into rock is called...

• fossil

• petrification

• resin

• cast

What do we call a thick slowly flowing liquid produced by plants that can harden into a solid?

• fossil

• petrification

• resin

• cast

Which two fossil types give the most detail about the original creature? (choose two)

• casts

• creatures trapped in ice

• creatures trapped in amber

• molds

• carbonized remains

Which two kinds of fossils preserve only the shape and outer details of the creature? (choose two)

• molds

• casts

• petrified remains

• creatures trapped in ice

Fossils we find can come from organisms that are still alive today and organisms that are now extinct, true or false?

• true

• false

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According to the fossil record, the fossils found in one layer of the stratified rock can be considerably similar to the fossils found in another layer or stratified rock, true or false?

• true

• false

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A geologist believes that every layer in a series of stratified rock represents a different time period in earth's past. Is he a uniformitarian or a catastrophist?

• catastrophist

• uniformitarian

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Is it possible to believe that the earth is only a few thousand years old if you are a uniformitarian?

• no

• yes

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A term applied to a species that was once living but now is not is...

• extinct

• fossil

• mold

• remains

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