Evolution and Fossil Record Quiz

What is the theory of evolution based on?

• Chemical reactions in the atmosphere

• Human behavior and culture

• Study of the solar system

• Variations in living animals and plants

What do paleontologists study?

• Weather patterns

• Human history

• Fossils

• Stars and galaxies

What did the discovery of a 370 million year old fossilized fish with a hand-like fin suggest?

• Transition from sea dwelling creature to land

• Transition from land to sea dwelling creature

• Transition to flying creature

• No significant transition

When did the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees live?

• Two to four million years ago

• Over ten million years ago

• Less than a million years ago

• Five to seven million years ago

Why are there significant gaps in the fossil record?

• Lack of interest in fossil discovery

• Fossils are too fragile to study

• Formation of fossils is a rare event

• Lack of funding for paleontology research