Fossil Evidence for Evolution

What are fossils?

• Are the remains or evidence of once-living organisms

• Is the change over time in populations of related organisms

• A chart that divides Earth’s history into different time units

• Occurs when the last individual organism of a species dies

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What is the fossil record?

• Are the remains or evidence of once-living organisms

• Is the change over time in populations of related organisms

• Is made up of all the fossils ever discovered on Earth

• Occurs when the last individual organism of a species dies

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What is a cast?

• The impression of an organism

• Occurs when the last individual organism of a species dies

• Is made up of all the fossils ever discovered on Earth

• A fossil copy of an organism in a rock

What are trace fossils?

• A fossil copy of an organism in a rock

• Is the preserved evidence of the activity of an organism

• The impression of an organism

• Is made up of all the fossils ever discovered on Earth

What type of evidence is this picture show

• Fossil

• Geography

• Embryology

• Anatomy

• DNA

Answer explanation

The picture shows a fossil, which is the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms. Fossils provide crucial evidence for understanding the history of life on Earth, distinguishing them from other types of evidence like DNA or anatomy.

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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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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 rock layer contains the newest fossils?

• F

• E

• B

• C

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To be considered an index fossil, it had to have lived for a relatively short period of time.

• True

• False

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Using these outcroppings, pick the geologic column that is correct from the choices.

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