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Mo12-L1: Lesson Review Quiz (Multiple Choice)

Direction: On the line before each question, write the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which item would look most like an ancient organism?
A. a cast
B. a mold
C. a footprint
2. Which objects are trace fossils?
A. tree root imprints
B. petrif ed tree trunks
C. carbon f lms of leaves
3. Which objects are often preserved as carbon f lms?
A. f sh bones
B. dinosaur eggs
C. worm burrows
4. Which item is an example of preserved remains?
A. a mammoth’s footprint
B. a trilobite mold and cast
C. an insect trapped in amber
5. What is a fossil mold?
A. a copy of an ancient organism
B. a trace fossil of an ancient organism
C. an impression of an ancient organism

Mo12-L1: Lesson Review Quiz (True or False)

Direction: On the line before each statement, write T if the statement is true or F if the statement is
false.

6. A meteorite striking Earth is an example of catastrophism.

7. Uniformitarianism states that processes occurring on Earth’s surface today are similar to
those that occurred in Earth’s past.

8. Organisms are more likely to become fossils if they have many soft parts.

9. Fossil ferns indicate that Earth was once very cold and wet.

10. Compare and contrast uniformitarianism and catastrophism.

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