Fossils Review

What are the three main types of fossils?

• Amber, Coprolite, Body Fossil

• Carbonized, Compression, Replacement

• Petrified, Mold, Cast

• Mineralized, Imprint, Trace

Which type of fossil is formed when an organism's remains are completely replaced by minerals?

• petrified fossil

• mineralized fossil

• fossilized remains

• mineralized remains

True or False: Fossils can be formed from the remains of plants, animals, and even microorganisms.

• False

• Fossils can only be formed from the remains of animals

• Fossils can only be formed from the remains of plants

• True

What is the process called when minerals replace all or part of an organism's original material?

• fossilization

• mineralization

• petrification

• calcification

What is the process called when an organism's remains are preserved in ice, tar, or amber?

• fossilization

• decay

• petrification

• mummification

True or False: Fossilization is a common occurrence and happens to all organisms after they die.

• True

• Fossilization only happens to plants

• Fossilization only happens to animals

• False

What is the term for the age of a fossil determined by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other layers of rock?

• radiometric dating

• absolute dating

• carbon dating

• relative dating

What is the term for the age of a fossil determined by measuring the decay of radioactive isotopes within the fossil?

• fossil dating

• carbon dating

• isotope dating

• radiometric dating

True or False: Fossil dating methods can provide an exact age of a fossil.

• Only for certain fossils

• Sometimes

• False

• True

What is the term for the process of determining the age of a fossil?

• fossil analysis

• paleontological dating

• carbon dating

• radiometric dating