Bio Systems: Evolution Review

What is one of the most important sources of information about ancient life?

• Radioisotopes

• Sedimentary Rock

• Fossils

Which parts of an organism are usually preserved in a fossil?

• hard parts

• soft parts

Fossils are usually found in which type of rocks?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Which radioisotope is used for dating fossils that are less than 60,000 years old?

• carbon-14

• potassium-40

• uranium-238

• rubidium-87

Which scientist proposed the idea that geological processes shape the earth?

• Darwin

• Hutton

• Lyell

Which scientist proposed the idea that traits acquired during the life of an organism could be passed onto offspring?

• Darwin

• Lamarck

• Lyell

Which scientist proposed the idea of deep time?

• Lyell

• Hutton

• Lamarck

Which British economist wrote a book that said that war, famine, and disease would slow human population growth?

• Darwin

• Hutton

• Malthus

What job did Darwin's father want him to have?

• Scientist

• Physician

• Minister

What job did Darwin get after dropping out of medical school?

• Scientist

• Minister

• Ship captain