Fossil Review Part 2

According to the diagram, which of the following statements is true?

• Fossil A is oldest.

• Fossil B is youngest.

• Fossil C is younger than Fossil D.

• Fossil C and D are the same age.

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According to the diagram, which of the following statements is true?

• Fossil A is oldest.

• Fossil B is youngest.

• Fossil C is younger than Fossil D.

• Fossil C and D are the same age.

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According to the diagram, which of the following statements is true?

• Fossil A is oldest.

• Fossil B is youngest.

• Fossil C is younger than Fossil D.

• Fossil C and D are the same age.

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Which type of fossil preservation is shown below?

• carbon film

• original remains

• trace fossil

• permineralized remains

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When scientists analyze the fossil record, they find organisms that are similar to some organisms of today with noticeable changes. How does this help scientists to interpret the past?

• It doesn’t help them at all.

• It allows them to see how organisms have changed over time.

• It allows them to see how organisms have remained the same over time.

• It allows them to see that there is no relationship between the past and today.

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How can fossils tell us about Earth's past?

• Fossils give clues about environmental changes where the organism lived.

• Fossils can be used to date the time period of rocks and rock layers when the organism lived.

• Fossils can give clues of changes in the organism's body structure over time.

• All of the above are true.

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Scientists have found large groups of fossils of marine organisms on mountaintops. What does this tell scientists about the past?

• That these rocks were once below the surface of an ocean.

• That these organisms left the ocean and climbed to the top of an inland mountain to die.

• That these rocks were always above the surface of an ocean.

• That these rocks must have been moved there by someone else.

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Over millions of years, animals have evolved in shape and size. The nautiloid is one of those animals. Which of the following is a descendent of the nautiloid found during the Cambrian period?

• A. bryozoans

• B. nautilus

• C. trilobites

• D. arthropods

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Scientists have found that the elephant shrew and the elephant share more DNA sequences than does the elephant shrew with a rodent. This evidence for evolution suggests to scientists that the elephant shrew and elephant

• A. both like peanuts.

• B. have different ancestors.

• C. may share a common ancestor.

• D. are the same organism.

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