Geologic Time Test Review

________________ is the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

• Natural Selection

• Artificial Selection

• Lamarckism

• Darwinism

What is another way to describe natural selection?

• Survival of the Biggest

• Survival of the Fittest

• Survival of the Smartest

• Survival of the Fastest

Which moth is LEAST likely to survive?

• light colored because it blends in

• dark colored because it blends in

• light color because it stands out

• dark color because it stands out

What information do fossils provide about plants and animals?

• Animals and plants have not developed together.

• Animals and plants have not changed over time.

• Animals and plants have changed only recently.

• Animals and plants have changed over time.

The fossil record is complete.

• True

• False

Which fossil is the oldest?

• gastropod

• crinoid

• tribolite

• coral

Which fossil is the youngest?

• tribolite

• fern

• coral

• ammonite

Which would make the best index fossil?

• coral

• fern

• Crinoid

• Ammonite

Which two fossils would make good index fossils?

• tribolite

• gastropod

• crinoid

• coral

• Ammonite

What type of fossil is this?

• Trace Fossil

• Cast Fossil

• Mold Fossil

• True Form Fossil