Fossils Quiz

Fossils Quiz

11th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Fossils Quiz

Fossils Quiz

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Science, Biology

11th - 12th Grade

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Brendan Hislop

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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The feathered dinosaur Archaeopteryx is sometimes called the “first bird” because the winged creature was the first to show an evolutionary link between birds and reptiles. Archaeopteryx is an example of

an index fossil

a transitional fossil

a coprolite

a trace fossil

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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The preserved evidence of an animal’s activity or behaviour, rather than the remains of the animal itself are called what type of fossils?

Mineralised fossils

Trace fossils

Casts

Molds

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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Which of these organisms is the oldest?

Coral

Crinoid

Ammonite

Trilobite

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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Which of these organisms from the diagram would make the most suitable index fossil?

Gastropod

Crinoid

Ammonite

Trilobite

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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The half-life of Cobalt-60 is 5.27 years. What percentage of the initial Co-60 will remain after two half-lives?

50%

25%

5g

2.5g

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons are called

ions

isotopes

electrons

carbon

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What term describes the time required for one half the atoms of a given amount of a radioactive substance to disintegrate?

Half-life

Isotope

Carbon

Radioactive

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