Fossil Evidence of Evolution

Fossils found in lower levels of the earth are typically ____________.

• younger

• older

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This is made up of all fossils ever discovered on Earth.

• evolution

• geological time line

• fossil record

• natural selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

When minerals replace an organism's original material and harden, this is known as ___________________.

• mineralization

• carbonization

• mold

• trace fossil

When a dead organism is compressed over time and the pressure drives out the liquids and gases, leaving a "film," this is know as _______________________.

• mineralization

• carbonization

• mold

• trace fossil

An organisms footprints left solidified in the earth would be an example of ___________________.

• mineralization

• carbonization

• mold and casts

• trace fossils

Which of the following is more accurate?

• Relative-Age dating

• Absolute-Age dating

What type of rock is analyzed for Absolute-Age dating?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Granite

• Basalt

Eons and Eras are measured in a specific amount of years.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This occurs when the last individual organism of a species dies off.

• extinction

• evolution

• natural selection

• adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The change over time in a populations related organisms is known as ___________________.

• sudden change

• extinction

• biological evolution

• carbonization

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4