SRD Fossils & Paleontology

Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by _______________ that hardens into rock over time.

• sediment

• people

• cement

• ants

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An organism is ______________ if it no longer exits and will never live again on Earth.

• rare

• extinct

• plentiful

• missing

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Scientist study the ____________________ to learn about the history of life, past environments on Earth, and how different groups of organisms have changed over time.

• fossil record

• animal record

• historical record

• Earth record

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A fossil is ____________.

• evidence of past life

• part of the fossil record

• found in sedimentary rock

• all choices apply

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Fish evolved ________ dinosaurs.

• before
• after
• before and after
• in between

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As time goes on, specimens in the fossil record become more _________.

• confusing
• common
• complex
• simple

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What is the importance of studying fossils?

• to provide information about how current life forms would exist in previous environmental conditions

• to provide information about how life and environmental conditions may have changed

• to provide information about how previous life forms would exist in current environmental conditions

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In which of the following eras did humans first appear in the fossil record?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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An undisturbed sedimentary layer is __________ than the layer above and _______ than the layer below

• younger ---younger

• younger --- older

• older --- younger

• older --- older

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Relative age of a rock is

• its exact age
• its age compared to the age of other rocks
• different from the ages of fossils found in the rock
• based on how much carbon 14 is in the rock