Geology and Evolution Review

Which is the most exact method of determining the age of geologic features?

• relative dating

• radioactive dating

• analyzing ice core samples

• comparing fossils to living organisms

Which is an anatomical similarity that indicates a common ancestor between two species?

• the tail of a fish and the tail of a monkey

• the arm of a human and the wing of a bird

• the wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bat

• the flipper of a dolphin and the fin of a shark

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Which is true concerning how fossils are used as evidence?

• Fossils cannot be compared to other fossils but can be compared to living organisms

• Fossils can be compared to other fossils but cannot be compared to living organisms

• Fossils cannot be compared to other fossils or to living organisms

• Fossils can be compared to other fossils and to other organisms

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Which type of rock most likely contains fossils?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

• all types of rock

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Different fossils were found in sedimentary rock layers. A shell fossil was found below a fish fossil. Which of the following is true?

• The shell fossil is younger than the fish fossil

• The shell fossil is older than the fish fossil

• The shell fossil and the fish fossil are the same age

• There is no way to tell the age of the fossils

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How do index fossils assist in dating other fossils?

• Fossils found in rocks above the index fossils are older.

• Fossils with similar physical features as the index fossils are the same age.

• Fossils with the same chemical composition as index fossils are the same age.

• Fossils found in the same rock as the index fossil are considered to be the same age.

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Carbon-14 is involved in which type of dating?

• absolute

• igneous

• metamorphic

• relative

What geologic evidence exists to support the theory that Southern Africa, South America, and India were once one landmass?

• Sedimentary rock layers feature a wide variety of organisms

• The organisms living on these continents today have similar physical characteristics.

• Fossils indicate that the organisms living on these continents today had common ancestors.

• Similar fossils were found in similar rock layers in all 3 places despite now being separated by an ocean.

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Two different fossils were found in the same rock later. Which of the following is true?

• The fossils are different ages

• The fossils are from different species

• The fossils are from the same time period

• We can not tell anything about these fossils

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Which is most helpful in determining the relative ages of rock layers?

• uranium

• carbon-14

• index fossils

• radioactive dating

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