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WorksheetsFossil Record Review Part 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins
Using the image here, which of the following conclusions would be correct?
Dinosaurs evolved before sharks existed
Sharks went extinct before reptiles existed
Amphibians evolved before mammals
Humans and dinosaurs existed at the same time
What is the definition of chronological order?
The arrangement of things in the order that they occurred
The quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc.
The permanent disappearance of a species from Earth
The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found that shows when and where long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured
What is the definition of extinction?
The arrangement of things in the order that they occurred
The quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc.
The permanent disappearance of a species from Earth
The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found that shows when and where long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured
What is the definition of the fossil record?
The arrangement of things in the order that they occurred
The quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc.
The permanent disappearance of a species from Earth
The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found that shows when and where long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured
What is the definition of diversity?
The arrangement of things in the order that they occurred
The quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc.
The permanent disappearance of a species from Earth
The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found that shows when and where long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured
Match the definition with the vocabulary term: Scientific law that states fossils located in deeper sediment layers are older than ones deposited in layers closer to the surface.
Radioactive Dating
Sedimentary Layers
Petrification
Law of Superposition
Match the definition with the vocabulary term: Technique used to determine how old a rock is by analyzing the amounts of a radioactive isotope and its decay products in the rock.
Radioactive Dating
Sedimentary Layers
Petrification
Law of Superposition
Match the definition with the vocabulary term: The formation of fossils as stone replaces decaying tissues
Radioactive Dating
Sedimentary Layers
Petrification
Fossils
Match the definition with the vocabulary term: The mineralized remains of organisms, showing how long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured.
Radioactive Dating
Sedimentary Layers
Petrification
Fossils
Match the definition with the vocabulary term: Layers of rock that are successively deposited on top of one another and are distinguishable from one another based on their mineral contents.
Radioactive Dating
Sedimentary Layers
Petrification
Fossils
View the diagram - Which animal is the oldest according to the fossil record?
Shelled invertebrates
Fish
Amphibians
Mammals
Birds
View the diagram - Which animal evolved first according to the fossil record?
Shelled invertebrates
Fish
Amphibians
Mammals
Birds
View the diagram - Which animal evolved last according to the fossil record?
Fish
Amphibians
Mammals
Birds
Humans
View the diagram - Which animal evolved most recently according to the fossil record?
Fish
Amphibians
Mammals
Birds
Humans
View the diagram - During which time period did fish evolve?
Precambrian
Cambrian
Ordovician
Silurian
Devonian
View the diagram - During which time period did birds evolve?
Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Carboniferous
Devonian
The graph above shows the number of species in each class of organisms by shading larger or smaller areas. Which class saw the largest increase in the number of species over time?
Amphibia
Aves
Reptilia
Osteichthyes
The graph above shows the number of species in each class of organisms by shading larger or smaller areas. Which class saw the larger increase in number of species in the Tertiary period?
Amphibia
Mammalia
Reptilia
The graph above shows the number of species in each class of organisms by shading larger or smaller areas. Which class saw the smaller increase in number of species in the Tertiary period?
Amphibia
Mammalia
Reptilia
Which is true based on the image?
The fossils in layer D are younger than layer C
The fossils in layer D are older than layer C
The fossils in layer A are younger than Layer B
The fossils in layer B are younger than layer C
Which is true based on the image?
The fossils in layer B both went extinct before layer D was created
Both fossils in layer A went extinct before Layer B was created
One fossil in layer B went extinct before layer C was created
One fossil in layer A went extinct before layer B was created
Which is true based on the image?
We know the fossil in layer A went extinct because it does not appear in the layers younger than it
We know the fossil in layer A went extinct because it does not appear in layers older than it
We know the fossil in layer A went extinct because it appears in the younger layers
We do not know a fossil went extinct in layer A
The image above shows the evolution of the horse over time, beginning with it's most ancient ancestor, Echippus (pronounced ek-i-pus). What is true of the evolution of the horse?
Overall body size has increased over time
Overall body size has decreased over time
Overall body size has remained the same over time
The image above shows the evolution of the horse over time, beginning with it's most ancient ancestor, Echippus (pronounced ek-i-pus). What is true of the number of toes on the fore (front) foot of the horse over time?
The number of toes has increased over time
The number of toes has decreased over time
The number of toes has remained the same over time
The image above shows the evolution of the horse over time, beginning with it's most ancient ancestor, Echippus (pronounced ek-i-pus). What is true of the length of the horse's fore (front) leg over time?
The length of the fore leg has increased over time
The length of the fore leg has decreased over time
The length of the fore leg has remained the same over time
