Heredity and Adaptation Investigation 1 Vocabulary

Where can the oldest layer be found?

• The top layer
• The middle layer
• They are all the same age
• The bottom layer

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In what kind of rock can fossils be found?

• Sedimentary Rocks
• Igneous Rocks
• Metamorphic Rocks
• Granite

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A scientist who studies fossils and organisms that lived long ago is called

• A geologist
• A biologist
• A chemist
• A paleontologist

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The hardened remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago is

• Fossil
• Mineral
• Sediment
• Remainder

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Which part of an animal might form a fossil?

• Teeth
• Bones
• footprint
• all of above

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What type of fossil is pictured? 

• cast
• petrified fossil
• preserved remains
• trace fossil

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface

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Which type of dating method can be used on rock layers by applying the Law of Superposition?

• relative dating
• absolute dating
• radioactive dating
• radiometric dating

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What word do we use to describe a species which has no members still living?

• endangered
• extinct

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An object with four limbs......

• tetalogy
• tetrapod
• tetralogy
• tetrrapod