NEW
Font size
WorksheetsTypes of Evidence/Fossils
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
A fossil mold is:
a hollow indention in the rock where the organism left a mark in the rock
the 3D model of what the organism looked like
something that tells us how old a fossil is
something that is frozen in ice
The organisms shown in the book for homologous structures are:
frog, bat, eagle, butterfly
salamander, crocodile, opossum, chicken
salamander, opossum, chicken, fish
crocodile, bird, dog, dolphin
DNA evidence was used to:
show that bats and dolphins are closely related
cats and dogs are closely related
elephants and shrews were closely related
crocodiles and opossums are closely related
We can show how different organisms are related with:
a splitting tree diagram
a branching tree diagram
a vertical tree diagram
an arching tree diagram
The fish, chicken, opossum, and salamander pictures show which of these types of evidence?
branching tree diagram
DNA evidence
body structure evidence
early development evidence
Preserved remains are:
found in the lowest rock layers
found in the highest rock layers
found frozen in the ice
turned completely into stone
A complete list of fossils collected around the planet is called the:
fossil collection
fossil record
compendium of fossils
fossil encyclopedia
A petrified fossil is one that is:
frozen in the ice
is turned completely into stone
contains fur and skin
a hollow indention in the rock
The first human ancestors appeared as fossils:
3.5 billion years ago
100,000 years ago
1.8 million years ago
245 million years ago
The squirrels that got split by the Grand Canyon show how:
preserved remains happen
new species are starting to form
homologous structures begin
how fossils occur
If I wanted to find out how old a rock is exactly I might use:
half-life of the rock
partial dating of the rock
relative dating of the rock
special dating of the rock
An organism that does not currently live anymore on Earth is said to be:
lifeless
extinct
extemporaneous
extra dead
Relative dating of a fossil in a rock:
tells me whether it is younger or older than other fossils
tells me how many organisms lived in the same area as the fossil
tells me the exact ago of a fossil down to the year it became a fossil
tells me where the fossil was when it died
If I wanted to make Jello eggs for Easter, I would need to pour the Jello into a ______ and after a night of chilling, I would be able to pop out the Jello eggs and have a _____ of those eggs.
preserved remain, petrified fossil
cast, mold
mold, cast
mold, petrified fossil
The _________ _______ _______ is a collection of how old all of the fossils found on Earth were into the past.
Geologic Time Frame
Geologic Time Scale
Geologic Time Graph
Geologic Fossil Scale
Radiometric or Radioactive is another way to:
find the exact age of a fossil
find out whether a fossil was preserved
find the relative age of a fossil
find out whether a fossil was petrified
245 Million years ago was when:
the first living things appeared in the fossil record
the first humans appeared in the fossil record
the first lizards appeared in the fossil record
the first mammals appeared in the fossil record
