8th MP2

What is a fossil?

• preserved remains or traces of animals from the past

• studying organisms under a microscope

• a clothing brand

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Why do we study fossils?

• to just dig things up

• to discover organisms and see how they lived

• to look at bones and put them back in the ground

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In what type of rock do we find fossils?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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What is the Law of Superposition?

• oldest rock layers at the bottom, youngest at the top

• youngest rock layers at the bottom, oldest at the top

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What is the Law of Cross-Cutting relationships?

• rocks that "cut" into others are the youngest

• two rocks that zig zag each other

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What is comparative embryology?

• comparing adults

• comparing and contrasting embryos

• comparing babies

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What is an example of a homologous structure?

• wings of birds and insects

• forearm of humans and cats

• tailbone

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What is an example of an analogous structure?

• forearm of humans and cats

• tailbone

• wings of bats and insects

What are the 3 plate boundaries?

• convergent, divergent, sigma

• convergent, divergent, transform

• transformers, marvel, divergent

What is the continental drift theory?

• The theory that our continents are slowly drifting apart over time

• The theory that the continents are slowly drifting together over time

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