Module 9B Review

How did scientists come up with the dates for the geological column?

• measured the depth of the hole from the surface

• answers were found in the Bible

• estimated how long it would take for animals to evolve from one form to another

• looked at the age of things in the area

The geological column

• represents all the fossils in the fossil record

• represents 95% of all the fossils in the fossil record

• represents 50% of the fossils in the fossil record

• represents 5% of all the fossils in the fossil record

The Cambrian Explosion is

• all the current animal and plant phyla examples found in low level of the geological column, where only simple life forms were suppose to be found

• an explosion that happened at a dig site

• an event that confirmed evolution, once and for all

• an event that gave credibility to the geological column map

What does the fossil Archaeopteryx represent?

• An amphibian evolving into a reptile

• a fish evolving into an amphibian

• a fish evolving into a mammal

• a reptile evolving into a bird

What is it about Archaeopteryx that makes scientists believe this is a missing link?

• eyes and brain

• teeth and claws on wings

• bones

• poisonous

What does the fossil Australopithecus represent?

• a fish evolving into a mammal

• a reptile evolving into a bird

• a chimpanzee evolving into man

• a deer evolving into a giraffe

What is it about "Lucy" that makes scientists claim this is the first chimp to evolve into humans?

• size of brain

• fur

• fingers and toes

• hip allows chimp to stand up straight

Paleontology is the

• study of evolution

• study of rocks

• study of fossils

• study of planets

What makes Heidelberg Man so convincing to the general public as a "missing link" found?

• Artists made the body look like part ape, part man

• DNA testing of the jaw bone told scientists what it looked like

• The whole skeleton was found

• They found Heidelberg Man frozen and complete

The Nebraska Man tooth was evidence claimed by evolutionists as a "missing link". What was discovered about the tooth later?

• It was indeed a missing link

• It was from a modern day ape.

• It was from an extinct pig.

• It was from a bird