Evolution CSA Review

Which layer has the youngest fossil?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which layer has the oldest fossil?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The diagram above shows how fossils are currently formed in rock layers. This process is

• No longer occurring on earth

• very different from the process millions of years ago

• Suggestive of how fossils were made millions of years ago

• The only was fossils are formed

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Where are fossils not likely to be found?

• Embedded in cold lava

• in sedimentary rock

• in a dried up river bed

• in amber

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Assuming these fossils were found in undisturbed rock, the fossils above suggest the evolution of

• Fish into mammals

• Mammals into fish

• Aquatic mammals into land mammals

• land mammals into aquatic mammals

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Determining the exact age of a fossil using radiometric dating of radioactive isotopes is also known as:

• Relative dating

• Absolute dating

• internet dating

• none of the above

Which of the following is NOT true about the fossil record?

• It reveals how species have changed over time

• Older fossils are found in deeper layers of rock unless the rock has been disturbed.

• It reveals that many species that were once present on Earth are now extinct.

• Older fossils are found near the surface of rock layers.

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The form of dating that involves examining where fossils are found in rock layers and comparing their positions is:

• Absolute dating

• Relative dating

• carbon dating

• none of the above

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Which of the following is true about the geologic time scale?

• It breaks the Earth’s 4.6 billion history into manageable parts.

• It is used to weigh fossils

• It is used to weigh rocks.

• It is broken into equal intervals of time.

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Which of the following is NOT true about the history of life on Earth?

• Dinosaurs roamed the Earth before humans first appeared.

• Dinosaurs were on Earth for over 150 million years, modern humans have only been on Earth about 200,000 years.

• Scientists believe life began in the oceans.

• Cavemen were prey for dinosaurs.

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