Foss Earth History

The fossil record documents the entire number of life-forms throughout the history of life on Earth.

• True

• False

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What TV show is this?

• Lucifer

• Breaking Bad

• Game of Thrones

• The 100

Which of the following best describes what we mean when we talk about the fossil record?

• Leaf imprints found in hardened mud

• The history of fossils in the last 400,000 years

• A fossil found in rock

• All the fossils that have been discovered

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In the Lion King what was Simba's fathers name?

• Scar

• Pumba

• Mufasa

• Timon

Check all that explains why the fossil record is considered incomplete.

• Not all organisms become fossils

• Some organisms have not been extinct long enough

• There were times when fossils didn't form

• There are still fossils that haven't been found

• Some organisms are too small to make fossils

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These images represent the limbs of extinct organisms found in the fossil record. Choose the correct order from oldest to youngest.

• Z, W, X, Y

• Z, Y, X, W

• Z, X, W, Y

• Z, X, Y, W

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What is this person famous for saying?

• Aint nobody got time for that

• Dishonor on your cow!

• If at first you don't succeed, redefine success

• Cash me outside!

Why do we find more fossils of organisms such as snails and vertebrates than organisms such as jellyfish? Mark all the apply.

• Jellyfish have soft parts

• Snails have hard parts like shells, bones, and teeth

• Vertebrates have hard parts like shells, bones, and teeth

• In order for a jellyfish to fossilize, the conditions must be perfect

• Snails are older than jellyfish

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The answer to this is?

• 4

• 48

• 16

• 32

Mark all that are true based on the image.

• Fossils found in layer A are most likely older than fossils found in layer B

• The age of a fossil is the same as the age of the rock it is found in

• Organisms with shells appeared before tetrapods

• Fish and organisms with shells lived at the same time

• According to the principle of superposition, layer D represents the oldest rock

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