Proof of Evolution

Humans are evidence of evolution

• True

• False

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Fossils are proof of ___________.

• Evolution

• A Higher Power

• Physics

• Newtons 2nd Law

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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 fossil is ____________.

• evidence of past life

• part of the fossil record

• found in sedimentary rock

• all of the above

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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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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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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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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 do you think there are not fossil for every organism that has every lived?

• Many organisms decompose too quickly to become fossils

• They do, the fossils are just destroyed

• Some plants and animals do not have carbon in them

• Many organisms are too large to form fossils

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Which of the following is considered a key piece of evidence for evolution?

• DNA sequencing

• Astrology

• Alchemy

• Telepathy

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