Fossil Evidence of Evolution Review

Original tissues can be preserved as fossils.

Consider the statement above and choose the best response.

• This happens easily and is frequently found.

• This happens in rare cases. An example is a wooly mammoth frozen in ice.

• This never happens. Only bones are fossils.

• This happens in some cases. Dinosaur footprints preserved in rocks near Black Mesa in Oklahoma are an example of this.

What type of fossil is pictured here?

• Mold fossil

• Trace fossil

• Cast fossil

• Body fossil

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What type of fossil is pictured here?

• Mold fossil

• Trace fossil

• Cast fossil

• Body fossil

Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?

• Metamorphic

• Stereosonic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

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In which time period are we currently living?

• Precambrian Time

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

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Which eon was the longest, taking up 88% of geologic time?

• Proterozoic

• Paleozoic

• Phanerozoic

• Hadean

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What does absolute age tell us about a rock layer or fossil?

• The 'exact' age of a fossil determined by radiometric dating

• The relative age of a fossil determined by radiometric dating

• Younger rock layers sit on top of older rock layers

• Older rock layers sit on top of younger rock layers

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The end of an era, and the end of life for groups of organisms, is called?

• Death

• Mass extinction

• Transition

• Turning point

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What two methods are used for determining the age of rocks and fossils?

• Relative and Absolute Dating

• Carbon and Water Dating

• Sedimentary and Igneous Rocks

• Spatial and Layered Dating

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What does relative age tell us about a rock layer or fossil?

• The age of one rock layer or fossil compared to another.

• The relative age of a fossil determined by radiometric dating

• The exact age of a fossil

• Older rock layers sit on top of younger rock layers

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