6.1 Fossil Evidence of Evolution

What was the largest mass extinction event of the Phanerozoic eon?

• Permian-Triassic

• Devonian

• Cretaceous

• Triassic-Jurassic

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How many eons exist in our geological timescale?

• 3

• 4

• 5

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If you saw a dark imprint of organism in rock, you could assume it is what type of fossil?

• Mineralized

• Original Material

• Trace

• Carbonized

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Which of the following would be considered a trace fossil?

• A T-rex skeleton

• A shell

• A nest from a Dodo

• A shark tooth

If you are an archaeologist digging, you can assume which of the following according to relative-age dating?

• That a fossil found above another fossil is older

• That a fossil found below another fossil is older

• The exact time period that organism lived in

• The type of isotope found in the fossil

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Which of the following would be considered a sudden change in an environment?

• The movement of tectonic plates

• The formation of islands

• A volcanic eruption

• Global warming

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What caused the Cretaceous extinction event?

• Falling sea levels

• Global warming

• The formation of Pangea

• A meteorite

The longest time units in the geological time scale are...

• Eras

• Millennia

• Eons

• Centuries

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What would be a trace fossil of your life?

• Your bones

• Your teeth marks on a chicken bone

• You stuck in tar

• A cast of your face

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A volcanic eruption contributed to which of the following mass extinctions?

• Permian-Triassic

• Triassic-Jurassic

• Devonian

• Ordovician

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