Lesson 2 Exit Ticket Review

In order for Tiktaalik to be considered a transitional fossil, when does it need to have appeared in the fossil record? 

• before fish and after amphibians

• after amphibians

• at the same time as amphibians

• between fish and amphibians

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It took more than 3 billion years for life to spread from the oceans onto land. All organisms that lived on land evolved during the 550 million years that followed. How might this relatively rapid diversification of land species be explained? 

• the move to land environments led to FEWER changes in species over time

• the move to land environments led to MORE changes in species over time

• spreading to land DID NOT affect the amount of change in species over time

• the change in environments resulted in LOWER biodiversity

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How are the bones in the fin structure of Tiktaalik evidence of a transition from fish to amphibian? Select all that apply. 

• It has fins like a fish.

• It has limb bones like an amphibian.

• It is older than fish fossils.

• The limb bones are not as developed as they do in the amphibian.

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Organisms with more complex body plans are more likely to be found in ______ rock layers. This observation supports the general pattern of _______ complexity of physical structures in fossilized organisms.

• younger, decreasing

• older, increasing

• younger, increasing

• older, decreasing

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Based on the graph, biodiversity _____ during a mass extinction event and then _____ after the event. In general, biodiversity on Earth increases over time. 

• increases, decreases

• increases, increases

• decreases, decreases

• decreases, increases

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What types of evidence allow scientists to infer that single-celled life likely existed 3.8 billion years ago? Select all that apply. 

• transitional fossils

• certain forms of carbon in ancient rock

• fossil evidence like stromatolites or cyanobacteria

• evidence of extinction events

Scientists use the fossil record to identify patterns of change in life on Earth. They use evidence to infer possible causes of the changes they observe. What types of changes are recorded in the fossil record? Select all that apply. 

• the increasing complexity of bodies & physical features

• extinction events

• general trends of biodiversity increasing over time

• all of the above

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