Evolutionary History of Earth

What is the process by which species adapt to environmental changes over a very long time ?

• evolution

• a common ancestor population

• speciation

• a generation

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Which best describes a fossil that helps determine the relative age of a rock layer?

• trace fossil
• index fossil
• radioactive fossil
• unconformity fossil

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The bottom layer is listed as the oldest. The top layer is listed as the youngest. What is this called?

• mineral content
• radioactive decay 
• the law of superposition 
• the principle of unconformity 

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How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

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_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

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According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

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A _______________ ______________ is an older population from which two or more newer species descended

• body structure

• evolutionary time

• common ancestor

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Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints is called a ______________.

• fossil

• extinct

• speciation

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A ___________________ is a scientist who studies fossils in order to understand the ancient history of life of Earth.

• fossil

• paleontologist

• stability

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If something has died out completely and no longer alive anywhere on Earth than it is ______________.

• stability

• species

• extinct

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