Fossils as a Record-Lesson 2

1. Where is one of the largest and best-preserved groups of animal fossils? (Page 268)

• Yosemite National Park

• Death Valley National Park

• Joshua Tree National Park

• Estes State Park

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2. 2. What is data? (Page 270)

• opinions

• facts and opinions

• facts

3. 3. The _____ of a fossil is an important pice of data. (Page 270)

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4. What is a fossil record? (Page 271)

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5. 5. How long ago did earth form? (Page 272)

• 4 billion years ago

• 4.5 hundred years ago

• 4.5 billion years ago

• 4.5 million years ago

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6. 6. Early fish did not have jaws. (Page 272)

• True

• False

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7. 7. More than _____% of land animals and many plants became extinct during the Mesozoic era. (Page 273)

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8. 8. A new fossil is found. It is very similar to a type of fish that lives today. What can you infer about the environment? (Page 274)

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9. 9. What evidence do scientists use to organize the fossil record? (Page 274)

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