Fossils

What evidence might be offered to support the idea that some nonhuman primates may have the beginnings of culture?

• Use of tools by primates

• Migration patterns

• Quadupedalism

• Physical strength

What are fossils?

• Remains or impressions of ancient organisms

• Modern-day plants and animals

• Rocks formed from lava

• Artificially created artifacts

What do fossils tell us about the past?

• The future climate patterns

• The diet of current animals

• The history of life on Earth

• The composition of modern soil

Who was Herodotus?

• A) A Roman philosopher

• B) A Greek historian

• C) An Egyptian pharaoh

• D) A French scientist

What did Cuvier study?

• A) Modern architecture

• B) Fossils of organisms no longer on Earth

• C) Ancient languages

• D) Space exploration

Who was William Smith?

• A famous biologist

• An engineering surveyor in England for mines

• A renowned physicist

• A well-known chemist

What significant geological concept did William Smith note?

• The existence of tectonic plates

• The existence of strata

• The theory of relativity

• The law of gravity

What principle is associated with William Smith?

• Principle of relativity

• Principle of faunal succession

• Principle of thermodynamics

• Principle of electromagnetism

What are fossils?

• Remains of once-living organisms

• Rocks formed from lava

• Crystals formed in caves

• Layers of sedimentary rock

How do bones turn to stone in the fossilization process?

• Through rapid freezing

• By chemical substitution, molecule by molecule

• By being buried in sand

• Through exposure to sunlight