The Fossil Record

If you know the age of a fossil, you know the relative age of the ________________ it was found inside.

• sticky tar

• rock

• amber

• ice

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Each of the following can be fossilized except.

• plants

• teeth

• footprints

• inorganic (nonliving) material

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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What are the oldest fossils and why?

• B, C- because they are closest to the top

• A, B- because they are closest to the bottom

• They are all the same age- because they are all found on layer 2

• A, B- because they are found closest to the top

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Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W
• Rock Layer X
• Rock Layer Y
• Rock Layer Z

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According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

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If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

• what fish are like today

• that this fish lacked oxygen

• that water once covered the area where this fossil was found

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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

• fish used to live on land

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a ​ (a)   is any remains, trace, or imprint of animal or plant life preserved in Earth's crust

• fossil
• organism
• rock
• biodiversity
• fossilrecord

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The fossil record contains _____ the fossils found on Earth

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