What is a mass extinction?

many species become extinct over a short period of geologic time

one species evolves into another similar species

all members of the same species die pout unexpectedly

large numbers of certain species become extinct overnight

Joanie brought home several different seashells from the beach. Which one is a fossil?

a rock with an imprint of a seashell

a clam that died on the way home

a clump of seashells stuck together

two seashell halves that fit together

What is the most likely reason the saber-toothed cat became extinct?

Animals they depended upon for food became extinct.

The temperature became too cold

Saber-toothed cats were hunted by other animals.

The area in which they lived became an ocean.

Which of the following fossils would make a good index fossil?

a trilobite that lived in all areas east of the Mississippi River, in large populations during the the end of the Paleozoic

a snailt that lived in Ohio, in a small population during the Cenozoic

a tree fern that lived in northeastern Pennsylvania, in a small population during the Mesozoic

a magnolia flower that lived in the eastern United States, in large populations during the Cenozoic

What can the presence of fossils tell us?

Oceans once covered what is now dry land.

Forests once covered what are now deserts.

Glaciers once covered much of North America.

What have scientists determined about woolly mammoths?

They were able to live in the very cold climates of the ice age.

The more fur on their body, the older they were.

Their fur helped block spears from hunters.

The fur made their bodies too warm and caused them to become extinct.

How can you demonstrate relative dating using a stack of newspapers?

by describing the placement of the paper within the stack.

by identifying the age of each paper by the date listed at the top of each one

by noting the dates of the top and bottom

by comparing the stack of papers to a stack of different newspaper

What does the fossil record refer to?

the fossils in the rock layers on Earth

the fossils in a layer being studied

an encyclopedia of fossil photos

After examining the rock layers in one place, your class hiked a mile away and looked at another set of rock layers. How can you determine if these rock layers are the same age as those at the first location?

by comparing the rock types from both locations to see if they are the same

by picking random fossils and comparing them to those at the first location

by trying to match all of your rocks and fossils with those at the first location

by using a fossil guidebook to identify the fossils and then matching them to the layers.

Fossils of Mesosaurus are found in South America and Africa. What does this suggest?

that these two continents were once connected

that Mesosaurus lived in the ocean

that Mesosaurus ate the plant Glossopteris

that Mesosauruscans be used as an index fossil

Todd's school was having an addition built on. Once the ground was dug up, his teacher brought his class out to examine the rock layers exposed in the ground. They were able to see fossils such as coral, clams, and fish. What did this tell them about the environment many years ago.

An ocean once covered the area.

There was a forest in this area.

The environment was cold and icy.

Which could result in a mass extinction?

no rain for long periods of time

alternating dry and wet seasons

rainy seasons followed by short periods of dry weather

Jeffery visited the La Brea tar pits in California with his family. He learned that the plants that lived in the area 40,000 years ago were not much different from those that live in and around Los Angeles today. What does this information tell scientist?

The climate is not much different from what is was back then.

None of the plants has changed since that time.

The animals that lived then are the same now.

Yearly rainfall has increased steadily.

Unit 6 Science Test Fossils

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Janice found a rock and used a hammer to split it open. One half of the rock had a raised shape of a shell. The other had an impression of the shell. What type of fossil did Janice find?

a mold and a cast of a shell

a shell frozen in rock

a shell preserved in amber

a trace fossil of a seashell

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of rock are most fossils found in?

Igneous rocks

sedimentary rock

metamorphic rock

sand

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of fossils would closely resemble how an organism looked like in life?

carbon film

trace fossil

mold

cast

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Green River Formation in Wyoming is made of layers of rock that contain fabulous fish fossils. What most likely occurred to allow the fish to be preserved so well?

The fish got buried in sediment.

Animals ate the fish so the bones were clean and ready to turn to fossils.

The fish moved along until it landed in a safe quiet place.

The temperature increased until conditions were right to form fossils.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not an example of some environmental changes that lead to the extinction of organisms?

climate change

solar ellipse

natural disasters

deforestation

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The woolly mammoth lived in a very cold, snowy environment. What of the following might not be a use for its large tusk?

for protection

to scrape ice and snow off vegetation

to attract a mate

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What may have caused 75% of Earth's organisms to become extinct approximately 65 million years ago?

glaciers

disease

a meteorite impact

the temperature became too warm

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Unit 6 Science Test Fossils

25 questions

Janice found a rock and used a hammer to split it open. One half of the rock had a raised shape of a shell. The other had an impression of the shell. What type of fossil did Janice find?

What type of rock are most fossils found in?

Which type of fossils would closely resemble how an organism looked like in life?

The Green River Formation in Wyoming is made of layers of rock that contain fabulous fish fossils. What most likely occurred to allow the fish to be preserved so well?

Which of the following is not an example of some environmental changes that lead to the extinction of organisms?

The woolly mammoth lived in a very cold, snowy environment. What of the following might not be a use for its large tusk?

What may have caused 75% of Earth's organisms to become extinct approximately 65 million years ago?

What is a mass extinction?

Joanie brought home several different seashells from the beach. Which one is a fossil?

Which extinct organism is most closely related to today's sharks?

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