2/23 Friday Quiz

Derived characters are ...

• Evolutionary disadvantages
• Evolutionary innovations
• A concept in Physics
• Characters from a story

Which organism has four derived characters?

• Lamprey
• Trout
• Turtle
• Cat
• Human

Which two organisms on the cladogram are most closely related?

• Human and Gorilla
• Lamprey and Trout
• Cat and Gorilla
• Trout and Turtle

Which organism is the least related to humans? (had the most distant common ancestor)

• Lamprey
• Trout
• Cat
• Gorilla

What are the derived characters of a trout? Choose all that apply

• Jaws
• Lungs
• Limbs
• Hair
• Opposable Thumbs

The Law of Superposition helps scientists determine

• the age of fossils
• the absolute age of rock layers
• the relative age of rock layers
• how mountain ranges form

According to the Law of Superposition, the oldest fossils are found

• at the top of the rock layers
• in the middle of the rock layers
• at the bottom of the rock layers
• scattered throughout the rock layers

The ____ states that layers of sediments were originally deposited in flat layers under the action of gravity.

• Law of Uniformitarianism
• Law of Superposition
• Law of Unconformities
• Law of Horizontality

Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from OLDEST to YOUNGEST?

• A, B, C, D, E, F
• F, E, D, C, B, A
• A, B, C, E, F, D
• F, E, C, B, A, E

What conclusion can be made based on the fossil layers?

• All are examples of organisms that have become extinct.
• All are examples of organisms that still exist today.
• The environment went from marine to land.
• The environment went from land to marine.