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Geologic History of Earth/Embryology

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

The basalt intrusion occurred...

a)

after the limestone was deposited.

b)

before the granite was formed.

c)

before the limestone was deposited.

d)

before all three layers were formed.

2.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the data in this diagram?

a)

Jellyfish and trilobites never competed for resources.

b)

Trilobites and dinosaurs did not live at the same time.

c)

Most mammals are in competition with birds for resources.

d)

Mammals did not appear until after the dinosaurs went extinct.

3.

The illustration here shows rock layers in their original order, along with a fracture in some rock layers caused by an earthquake. Based on the evidence in the illustration, an earthquake occurred -

a)

before layer W was deposited.

b)

before layer X was deposited

c)

after layer Y was deposited.

d)

after layer Z was deposited.

4.

When examining rock layers, you will find the oldest layers at the bottom. Newer minerals and rock are piled on top and, over time, this creates distinct rock layers. This is called _______.

a)

The Law of Superstition

b)

The Law of Suspicion

c)

The Law of Horizontality

d)

The Law of Superposition

5.

Fossils of trees were discovered in a sedimentary rock layer, and in a rock layer below were fossils of clams. Based on this evidence, what conclusion can be made about the sequence of climates in the past in the area where the fossils were discovered?

a)

Based on the evidence, it can be assumed that this area was an underwater forest.

b)

Based on the evidence, it can be assumed that this area was a forest before it was a beach or ocean.

c)

Based on the evidence, it can be assumed that this area was an ocean or beach before it was a forest.

6.

The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found

a)

Fossil

b)

Rock Strata

c)

Stratigraphy

d)

Fossil Record

7.

The study of rock layers

a)

Fossil

b)

Rock Strata

c)

Stratigraphy

d)

Fossil Record

8.

The preserved remains or trace of an organism that was once living

a)

Fossil

b)

Rock Strata

c)

Stratigraphy

d)

Fossil Record

9.
What can we learn from fossils?
a)
How earthquakes formed.
b)
How erosion changed mountains
c)
How Earth's magnetic field was formed
d)
How Earth's environment has changed
10.
What might you conclude if a fish fossil was found on top of a mountain in Kentucky?
a)
An Earthquake happened there.
b)
A Volcano erupted there.
c)
A forest covered that area for a while.
d)
A Sea once covered the area.
11.
Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.
a)
the younger the rocks get
b)
the smellier the rocks get
c)
the harder the rocks get
d)
the older the rocks get
12.
The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?
a)
The absolute age of rock layers
b)
The age of fossils
c)
The relative age of rock layers
d)
the super powers of rocks
13.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
14.
Which of the following questions can be answered by studying  these fossil layers? 
a)
What did the fish eat?
b)
Which organisms lived before/after/or at the same time?
c)
Why did dinosaurs become extinct?
d)
Are reptiles the ancestors to birds or fish?
15.
When an igneous intrusion is found in a layer, what do we know about its age?
a)
The intrusion is younger than the rock.
b)
The intrusion is older than the rock
c)
The intrusion is the same age as the rock.
d)
The intrusion was made by ailens.
16.
Which best describes a fossil that helps determine the relative age of a rock layer?
a)
trace fossil
b)
index fossil
c)
radioactive fossil
d)
unconformity fossil
17.
What role do faults play in the Law of Superposition?
a)
Faults create new types of rock.
b)
Faults are younger than the layers they cut through.
c)
Faults are the same age as the layers they cut through.
18.
The system of time measurement involving the formation of and changes of the Earth. 
a)
Index Fossil 
b)
Geologic Time Scale 
c)
Law of Superposition 
d)
Preserved Fossil 
19.
_____________  is the study of embryos to see how their similarities and differences indicate an evolutionary relationship.
a)
Paleontology
b)
Common ancestry
c)
Homologous structure
d)
Embryology
20.

What is comparative embryology?

a)

Compares embryos of different species, showing how all animals are related.

b)

Medical research that uses embryonic stem cells.

c)

The study of environmental influences on embryos.

d)

The act of sequencing DNA of embryos.

21.
In stage one (top row) of these embryos, most of the embryos________
a)
look very similar.
b)
have very different features.
c)
show different stages of development.
d)
have only a tail if they are non-human.
22.

How is comparative embryology used as evidence for evolution?

a)

The similarities in development across organisms show how they are related.

b)

The development of embryos shows evolution occurring in organisms before birth.

c)

The similarities of embryos shows that all organisms used to once look like each other.

d)

Comparative embryology is not used as evidence for evolution.

23.

Human embryos have gill slits during development. What is the best explanation for this?

a)

Humans are technically considered fish in the earliest stages of development.

b)

This is how all embryos breathe before lungs develop.

c)

It is a common mutation found in most vertebrate species.

d)

It is an ancestral trait preserved in an organism's development.

24.

How does embryology support the Theory of Evolution?

a)

It shows that embryos who develop similarly share a common ancestor

b)

It shows that embryos who develop similarly are not related to one another

c)

It shows that organisms have the ability to evolve, or change, over time

25.

When vertebrates are in the early stages of development (an embryo) they all possess....

a)

gill slits and tails

b)

backbone and hands

c)

hands and feet

d)

tongue and mouth