Fossils
Authored by Phyllis Jenkins
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In a section of the Grand Canyon, scientists have found the fossil remains of several dfferent groups of organisms. The diagram represents the number and age of the fossils the scientists found. The width of each shaded area in the diagram below indicates the relative number of fossils found.
Which of the following statements is supported by the fossil record?
Group C is now extinct.
Group D has been in existence the longest.
Group A is the most recent organism to come into existence.
Group B was the most numerous organism 10 million years ago.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The diagram shows the fossil record of different species.
When did a major extinction event most likely occur?
at the end of the Cenozoic
at the end of the Permian
at the beginning of the Silurian
at the beginning of the Cambrian
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Use the diagram to answer the following question.
In which stage of the rock cycle shown above would you predict the formation of fossils?
Stage L
Stage M
Stage N
Stage P
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The diagram represents a cross-section of a cliff. It shows several rock layers containing fossils.
Which of the following layers of rock is most likely the youngest?
the layer containing trilobites
the layer containing fishes
the layer containing amphibians
the layer containing dinosaurs
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The drawings show some trilobite and crinoid fossils.
Which of the following is the most reasonable conclusion when fossils of these two dfferent types of organisms are found in the same layers of rock?
Crinoids were prey for trilobites.
Crinoids were ancestors of trilobites.
Crinoids and trilobites had similar behaviors.
Crinoids and trilobites lived at the same time.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The diagram shows a geologic cross section.
Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the most recently evolved organisms?
1
2
3
4
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Use the diagram to answer the following question.
In the diagram shown above, which rock layer is probably the oldest?
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 5
Layer 6
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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