Life Science, Ch 1, History of Life, Quiz

Most fossils occur in layers of ______________________ rocks.

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Fossil

What were Earth's first living organisms?

• Photosynthetic eukaryotes
• Photosynthetic prokaryotes
• Anaerobic prokaryotes
• Anaerobic eukaryotes

TRUE OR FALSE: The deeper the rock is in the Earth, the newer it is.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

TRUE OR FALSE: Life started on Earth 3.5 billion years ago.

• True
• False

The age of Earth is estimated to be

• 2 million years.
• 2 billion years.
• 2 trillion years.
• 4.5 billion years.

How have life forms changed over time?

• become more simple
• become less diverse 
• become more complex & diverse
• decreased in numbers 

Which method of determining age is more specific?

• Relative Dating
• Radioactive Dating

Humans and dinosaurs lived together. 

• True
• False

In early Earth's history, there was one giant land mass called

• Pangaea
• Panera
• Pantera
• Panthro

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of these was NOT in the atmospere during the precambrian era? 

• Methane
• Carbon dioxide
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen