Section #: 21.4
Remains of Organisms in the Rock Record
Practice Test
1.
Which of these are indirect evidence of plant or animal life?
a.
original hard parts
b.
trace fossils
c.
microfossils
d.
altered remains
Hint
2.
A _________ is the unaltered remains of a once-living organism.
a.
trace fossil
b.
mold of a fossil
c.
fossil with original preservation
d.
fossil with permineralization
Hint
3.
What characterizes an index fossil?
a.
easily recognized
b.
abundant
c.
all of these are correct
d.
widely distributed geographically
Hint
4.
Petrified wood is an example of __________.
a.
original hard parts
b.
a mold
c.
an index fossil
d.
permineralization
Hint
