Quiz - The Fossil Record

The millions of fossils that scientists have collected are part of

• The Geologic Time Scale

• The Origin of Species

• The Fossil Record

• A really neat fossil collection

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What is a mass extinction?

• the extinction of all of Earth's species at ones time
• the extinction of many types of organisms at the same time
• the end of days
• the creation of many species at one time

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How do fossils provide evidence that evolution has happened on Earth?

• Fossils show how the sizes of certain animals has changed drastically over millions of years
• Fossils show that some species have gone extinct
• Fossils show how life forms present today are different than those from the past
• Different sedimentary rock layers provide evidence for how the environment has changed over time

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As time goes on, specimens in the fossil record become more _________.

• confusing
• common
• complex
• simple

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Archaeopteryx is a famous example of a _________ fossil.

• cast

• transitional

• mold

• imprint

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An example of a catastrophic event that could lead to mass extinction.

• Large Meteor Strike

• Rising Sea Levels

• Global Warming

• Falling Sea Levels

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How do most fossils form?

• An insect becomes trapped in amber.

• An entire organism becomes frozen in ice.

• A dead organism becomes buried in sediment.

• A dead organism becomes buried in tar.

How does the fossil record help to support the theory of evolution?

• the fossil record shows that organisms slowly change over time

• The fossil record shows that species evolve very quickly

• The fossil record does not support the theory of evolution

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Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the oldest organisms?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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_{Which rock layer contains the youngest fossils?}

• B

• C

• D

• E

• F

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