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Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?

• the fish were dropped their by flying birds
• this land was once under the ocean
• farmers fed the fish to the cows
• fish used to live on land

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Why is the fossil record incomplete?

• fossils get eroded away over time
• most organisms never became fossils
• scavengers and decomposers eat them too quickly
• all of the above

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The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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In order to be an index fossil the fossil must

• exist for a short period of time over a large area.
• exist for a long period of time over a small area.
• exist in spotty areas around the world.
• exist, die out,  and come back into existence.

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Which IS NOT used as evidence for evolution?

• Fossils

• Natural Selection

• Early Development/Embryos

• Body Structure/Anatomy

• DNA/Proteins

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Which is the remains, traces, or imprint of an ancient living thing preserved in rock?

• glacier

• Pangaea

• fossil

• Ice Age

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The evolutionary termination of a species caused by the failure to reproduce and the death of all remaining members of the species; the natural failure to adapt to environmental change.

• exist

• reborn

• extinction

• evolution

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Which of the following can be learned by using the fossil record?

• When organisms changed or evolved

• when organisms appeared on Earth

• when organisms became extinct

• All the above

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Mammals existed 245 million years ago.

• True

• False

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Which two events could lead to mass extinction?

• An ice age

• Hurricane

• Massive volcanic eruption

• Tsunami

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