Benchmark 2 Review

Change over time is

• evolution

• generation

• growth

• biogenesis

The term that best describes  "the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring".

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Extinction
• Artifical Selection

Which statement best describes the process of evolution?

• Populations can survive in different locations on earth

• Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth

• Populations grow when resources are abundant

• The traits of a species can change over time

Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?

• Mesozoic 
• Paleozoic 
• Cenozoic 
• Precambrian 

Which era is known as the "age of reptiles"

• Paleozoic Era
• Cenozoic Era
• Mesozoic Era
• Precambrian Era

The time span that lasted the longest was the...

• Precambrian
• Paleozoic
• Mesozoic
• Cenozoic

The single land mass that existed about 245 million years ago is named what?

• Fossil
• Pangea
• Bob
• Tectonic plates

A rock is formed by the cementing layers of sediment. What type of rock is formed?

• Igneous
• Volcanic
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary

Fossil that forms when a mold is filled with sediment and hardens into the shape of the organism 

• Trace Fossil 
• Mold Fossil 
• Cast Fossil 
• Preserved Fossil 

A fossilized piece of evidence of an organism's activity ( such as a footprint)

• Mold Fossil 
• Trace Fossil
• Cast Fossil 
• Preserved Fossil