Heredity and Adaptation INV 1 Vocab Quiz

What type of fossil is made from parts of an organism such as bones and teeth?

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Any remains, trace, or imprint of animal or plant life preserved in Earth's crust is called a

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The period of time ranging from the formation of Earth to present day today is called

• Geologist

• Paleontology

• Geological time

• Era

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The theory that says that sedimentary rocks on the bottom are older than the rocks on top

• Law of Conservation of Mass

• Principle of Superposition

• Uniformitarianism

• Newton's Laws of Motion

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Trace Fossils are rocks that

• Have body structures of that animal in them

• Have trace amounts of DNA in them

• Have imprints or animal tracks in them

• Have trace amounts of radioactive isotopes in them

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These extinct saltwater organisms lived on the ocean floor 525-250 millions years ago

• Brachiopods

• Echinoids

• Trilobites

• Ammonites

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Who is the person who studies Earth, its materials, and its history

• Geologist

• Archaeologist

• Paleontologist

• Meteorologist

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What type of rock forms when layers of sediment are stuck together?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Cement rock

• Metamorphic rock

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These lose small particles at a fairly constant rate, and will change into a different isotope.

• Radioactive Isotopes

• Uraniumm-235

• Imagine Dragons

• Radio Ga Ga

Which of the following are examples of Organisms?

• Dinosaurs

• Ammonites

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Volcanoes

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