Fossil Record Evolution

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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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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The millions of fossils that scientists have collected are called

• The Geologic Time Scale

• The Origin of Species

• The Fossil Record

• A really neat fossil collection

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Which of the following can be learned by using the fossil record?

• When organisms changed or evolved

• when organisms appeared on Earth

• when organisms became extinct

• All the above

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A ________ is a scientist who studies the fossil record to learn more about life on Earth.

• seismologist

• paleontologist

• biologist

• botanist

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Why are similar fossils found all over the world?

• The animals swam to new parts of the world before going extinct

• The land masses were once connected

• The organisms were transported to different areas of the world

• They are not similar fossils.

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Fossils are proof of ___________.

• Evolution

• A Higher Power

• Physics

• Newtons 2nd Law

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The mineralized remains of organisms, showing how long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured

• Diversity

• Endangered

• Fossils

• Crude Oil

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