Fossil Record Practice

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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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 statement best describes a relationship between these organisms?

• Organism A was probably more primitive than Organisms B and C

• Organism A was probably more complex than organism B and C

• All of these organisms probably lived at the same time

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How many of each fossil is found in layer 5?

• 2 of fossil C and 3 of fossil D

• 1 of fossil B and 3 of fossil D

• 2 of fossil B and 2 of fossil D

• 3 of fossil C and 2 of fossil D

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Fossil A is an ancient mollusk, an organism that needs water to survive. Why do you think that the mollusk went extinct in this particular sample of the fossil record?

• When the ocean levels rose in layer 4, the mollusk went extinct because they cannot live in water

• For some reason, the ocean disappeared causing the mollusk to thrive

• For some reason, the ocean disappeared causing the mollusk to go extinct

• When the ocean level rose in layer 4, the mollusk thrived because they need water

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The evolution of the horse is the most complete fossil record we have of a single organism. Using the picture, what can you conclude happened to the horse over time?

• The horse grew larger and lost its toes

• The horse shrank and lost its toes

• The horse grew larger and gained toes

• The horse shrank and gained toes

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How does the fossil record help to support the theory of evolution?

• the fossil record shows that organisms slowly change over time

• The fossil record shows that species evolve very quickly

• The fossil record does not support the theory of evolution

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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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If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

• what fish are like today

• that this fish lacked oxygen

• that water once covered the area where this fossil was found

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By determining the age of fossils, scientists can reconstruct the history of life on Earth

• True

• False

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