Adaptations Lesson 1 Quiz

Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the OLDEST?

• F
• E
• B
• A

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Look at the diagram, what layer did animal E first show up in?

• Layers #4

• Layers #5

• Layers #6

• Layers #8

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The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock's

• absolute age
• geologic age
• sedimentary age
• relative age

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Which animal is the youngest in site 1?

• bird
• ammonite 
• shell
• dinosaur

Based on the given rock and fossil evidence in the diagram to the right, which two letters most likely indicate layers that are the same age.

• A & F

• B & D

• C & E

• D & A

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  A _____________________ is the remains or evidence of an ancient organism.

• paleontologist 
•  fossil
• preserved
• extinct

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What pattern would you look for in the fossil record to determine if an organism went extinct?

• There would a lot of that fossil in one layer

• That fossil shows up in the youngest layer.

• That fossil shows up in every layer.

• That fossil shows up in older layers but not in younger layers.

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An archaeologist made the following diagram of a dig site. What can be said about the pottery as compared to the skull found in the site?

• The rock layer with the pottery is younger than the rock layer with the skull.

• The rock layer with the skull is younger than the rock layer with the pottery.

• The rock layer with the skull is approximately the same age as the rock layer with the pottery.

• The rock layer with the skull has an absolute date of 17,000 years.

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In rock layers, trilobite fossils are found lower than dinosaur fossils, and trilobite fossils are found lower than ammonite fossils. What can be determined from this information?

• Trilobites are younger than dinosaurs and ammonites.

• Dinosaurs are older than trilobites and ammonites.

• Trilobites are older than ammonites and dinosaurs.

• Dinosaurs, trilobites, and ammonites lived together.

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Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

• 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

• 2, 3, 4, 5, 1

• 1, 2, 3, 5, 4

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