Evolution and Natural Selection Quizzizz

What is true about most species in the fossil record?

• Most are extinct species

• Most are still living

• Most are aquatic

• Most are from the future

What does the fossil record show about species on Earth?

• Only a small number of species that have been on Earth

• All species that have ever existed

• Only species from the last decade

• Only marine species

What is mineralization in fossil formation?

• The process of an organism's body being buried under sediment and minerals replacing its original material.

• The process of an organism being frozen in ice.

• The process of an organism being preserved in amber.

• The process of an organism being mummified.

What is carbonization in fossil formation?

• Compression of a dead organism, driving out liquids and gases, forming a dark outline.

• Freezing of an organism in ice.

• Preservation of an organism in tar.

• Encapsulation of an organism in amber.

What can sediments fill in to make a fossil copy of an organism in a rock?

• Cast

• Mold

• Shell

• Bone

What is an example of original material preservation?

• Preserved in tar

• Fossilized wood

• Petrified bone

• Mineralized shell

Estimates age of fossils based on location in rock layers:

• Direct dating

• Relative-age dating

• Carbon dating

• Radiometric dating

What did different layers contain that helped define eons and eras?

• Different types of rocks

• Different types of fossils

• Different types of minerals

• Different types of water

What is a mass extinction?

• When a single species becomes extinct

• When many species become extinct within a few million years or less

• When a species evolves rapidly

• When a species migrates to a new habitat

What is a theory?

• A random guess

• A fictional story

• An explanation of the natural world that is well supported by evidence

• A mathematical formula