WorksheetsLife Science, Ch 1, History of Life, Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Most fossils occur in layers of ______________________ rocks.
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Fossil
2.
What were Earth's first living organisms?
a)
Photosynthetic eukaryotes
b)
Photosynthetic prokaryotes
c)
Anaerobic prokaryotes
d)
Anaerobic eukaryotes
3.
TRUE OR FALSE: The deeper the rock is in the Earth, the newer it is.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
TRUE OR FALSE: Life started on Earth 3.5 billion years ago.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The age of Earth is estimated to be
a)
2 million years.
b)
2 billion years.
c)
2 trillion years.
d)
4.5 billion years.
6.
How have life forms changed over time?
a)
become more simple
b)
become less diverse
c)
become more complex & diverse
d)
decreased in numbers
7.
Which method of determining age is more specific?
a)
Relative Dating
b)
Radioactive Dating
8.
Humans and dinosaurs lived together.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
In early Earth's history, there was one giant land mass called
a)
Pangaea
b)
Panera
c)
Pantera
d)
Panthro
10.
Which of these was NOT in the atmospere during the precambrian era?
a)
Methane
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Oxygen
d)
Nitrogen
11.
What gas was necessary for complex (eukaryotic) life to evolve?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Oxygen
c)
Dihydrogen monoxide
d)
Methane
12.
A _________ is evidence of an organism that lived long ago.
a)
strata
b)
fossil
c)
half-life
d)
radioactive isotope
13.
The atmosphere in ancient Earth was composed of:
a)
mostly carbon dioxide & little to no oxygen
b)
mostly oxygen & nitrogen
c)
mostly water vapor & oxygen
d)
mostly sulfur & little to no oxygen
14.
Today's atmosphere is composed of:
a)
mainly carbon dioxide & water vapor
b)
mainly nitrogen & oxygen
c)
mostly water vapor & methane
d)
none of the above
15.
_________ is the time line of Earth’s history.
a)
Geological Timescale
b)
Big Bang
c)
Relative Dating
d)
Radiometric Dating
16.
__________ uses the order of rock layers to date fossils.
a)
radiometric dating
b)
carbon dating
c)
radioactive dating
d)
relative dating
17.
Relative dating gives a/an _______ age of fossils whereas radiometric dating gives a/an _______ age.
a)
absolute, relative
b)
approximate, relative
c)
relative, absolute
d)
precise, accurate
18.
Which of these could be a fossil?
a)
bone
b)
foot print
c)
part of a leaf
d)
all of the above
19.
What is Pangaea?
a)
a massive volcano
b)
another term for mass extinction
c)
the name of a radioactive isotope
d)
a supercontinent
20.
when traits change over time
a)
artificial selection
b)
natural selection
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