Fossil Record Quiz: OPEN NOTES

The fossil record includes all of the ____________________ that document the history of life.

• living organisms

• known fossils

• current species

• ancient plants

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We learn about the past by studying the ______________________________.

• current ecosystems

• remains of things that lived many years ago

• modern technology

• future predictions

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The first animals likely lived on Earth about ____________________.

• 500 million years ago

• 800 million years ago

• 1 billion years ago

• 200 million years ago

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________________ of species that have lived on Earth over time are now extinct.

• 50 percent

• 75 percent

• 99.9 percent

• 25 percent

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Fossils are ____________________ of organisms that lived in the past.

• drawings

• preserved remains or traces

• digital models

• living descendants

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Even though millions of animals have lived and died on Earth, fossils are rare because most parts of organisms ____________________ quickly after death.

• fossilize

• decompose

• grow

• multiply

For fossilization to take place, usually the remains need to be covered by ____________________ right away after death.

• water

• sediment

• air

• fire

There are other trace fossils that preserve other evidence of animals like:

• footprints, nests, eggs

• leaves, flowers, fruits

• clouds, rain, snow

• stars, planets, moons

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All of the many varied fossil types that have been collected over time comprise the fossil record, which tells the history of ____________________.

• the universe

• life on Earth

• human civilization

• technological advances

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____________________ can determine when a specific animal lived by dating the fossils.

• Geologists

• Biologists

• Paleontologists

• Chemists

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