History of Life on Earth

This picture is an example of a ...

• body fossil

• trace fossil

• permineralized fossil

• cast/mold fossil

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I was out fossil hunting and was lucky enough to find a fossil. Based on the geologic column, about how old would you expect my fossil to be?

• 25 million years (mya)

• 50 million years (mya)

• 75 million years (mya)

• 100 million years (mya)

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The series of time divisions that mark Earth's long history.

• Index fossil

• Fossil record

• Geologic column

• Geologic timescale

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Based on the diagram, which organism would make the best index fossil?

• Fossil A

• Fossil B

• Fossil C

• Fossil D

What can scientists learn from studying the relationships between fossils?

• how old all rock layers are

• how life changed over time

• how many relatives fossils had

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How long has life existed on Earth?

• 4.0 Billion Years

• 3.8 Billion Years

• 8.3 Billion Years

• 1.5 Billion Years

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According to the fossil record, when did life first appear on Earth?

• 35,000 years ago

• 3.5-3.8 billion years ago

• 350,000 years ago

• 350 years ago

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A group of researchers excavated a piece of sedimentary rock and studied its composition. What can the researchers understand from the study?

• how organisms built their shelters in the rocks

• how life forms on Earth changed over time

• how plants grew inside the spaces between the rocks

• how some animals preyed on others for food

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When most of the major groups of animals first appear in the fossil record.

• Law of Superposition

• The Great Dying

• Great Cambrian Explosion

• Era

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Tiktaalik is an example of a ____, because it shows how fish evolved into amphibians.

• transitional fossil

• index fossil

• cast fossil

• relative fossil

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