(1) What is the study of ancient plants called?
a) Paleontology
b) Palynology
c) Palaeobotany
d) Paleobiology
(2) Which of the following is not a type of fossilized plant?
a) Petrified wood
b) Coal
c) Dinosaur bones
d) Leaf impressions
(3) What type of plant fossil is a cast of a plant stem or leaf found in rock?
a) Mold
b) Cast
c) Carbon film
d) Compression
(4) Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Devonian period?
a) Land plants first appeared
b) Fish with jaws evolved
c) Dinosaurs first appeared
d) Wingless insects evolved
(5) What is the study of fossil pollen and spores called?
a) Palaeobotany
b) Paleobotany
c) Palynology
d) Paleontology
(6) What type of plant fossils are formed when a plant is buried in sediment and the organic material is replaced by mineral matter?
a) Petrification
b) Carbonization
c) Mummification
d) None of the above
(7) What is the name of the first vascular land plants?
a) Gymnosperms
b) Angiosperms
c) Pteridophytes
d) None of the above
(8) What is the name of the first seed-bearing plants?
a) Gymnosperms
b) Angiosperms
c) Pteridophytes
d) None of the above
(9) What is the name of the group of plants that includes trees and shrubs?
a) Gymnosperms
b) Angiosperms
c) Pteridophytes
d) None of the above
(10) What is the name of the group of plants that includes flowers and fruits?
a) Gymnosperms
b) Angiosperms
c) Pteridophytes
d) None of the above
Answers:
1-c
2-c
3-b
4-c
5-c
6-a
7-c
8-a
9-a
10-b