Are They Among Us? Lesson 1 Quiz Review

Trilobite fossils have been found in rock that is 521 million years old. They have also been found in rocks that are more than 252 million years old. Trilobite fossils have not been found in younger or older rocks. What does this tell you?

• Trilobites became extinct 252 million years ago
• Trilobites became extinct 521 million years ago
• Trilobites lived on earth for 252 million years
• Trilobites lived on earth more than 521 million years ago

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Select each statement that explains why the fossil record is considered incomplete. (Select 3)

• Not all organisms become fossils
• Some organisms have not been extinct long enough
• There were times when fossils didn't form
• There are still fossils that haven't been found

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Leela is a scientist studying life on Earth over time. She looks at a selection of organisms and organizes them according to when they first evolved. Leela determines that organisms become more complex over time. Which pattern best provides evidence that organisms became more complex over time?

• Each organism shown is more intelligent than the organisms before it.
• Multicellular organisms developed after the appearance of single-celled organisms.
• There are long periods of time between the development of different organisms.
• Animals with backbones developed before animals without backbones.

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Look at the image.  Fossils were discovered in four different layers of rock, A, B, C and D. Determine whether the statement is true or false: Fossils found in layer A are most likely older than fossils found in layer B.

• True

• False

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Look at the image.  Fossils were discovered in four different layers of rock, A, B, C and D. Determine whether the statement is true or false: The age of a fossil is the same as the age of the rock it is found in

• True

• False

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Look at the image.  Fossils were discovered in four different layers of rock, A, B, C and D. Determine whether the statement is true or false: Organisms with shells appeared before tetrapods

• True

• False

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Look at the image.  Fossils were discovered in four different layers of rock, A, B, C and D. Determine whether the statement is true or false: Fish and organisms with shells lived at the same time.

• True

• False

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Look at the image.  Fossils were discovered in four different layers of rock, A, B, C and D. Determine whether the statement is true or false: According to the principle of superposition, layer D represents the oldest rock

• True

• False

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Some college students are collecting and studying fossils they find in a canyon. They decide to organize their fossils in order from youngest to oldest. The youngest and oldest fossils are filled in. Which fossil would fill in the first blank box?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Some college students are collecting and studying fossils they find in a canyon. They decide to organize their fossils in order from youngest to oldest. The youngest and oldest fossils are filled in. Which fossil would fill in the 2nd blank box?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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