Earth History & Evolution

A brown rabbit is easily hunted & killed in arctic ecosystem. Which would appear most often in future generations

• grey rabbits

• white rabbits

• brown rabbits

• an even mix of grey white and brown rabbits

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The feathers of a wild turkey allow it to blend into its habitat. Which best describes this adaptations?

• mimicry

• predation

• camouflage

• learned behavior

Which is the best hypothesis for the extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period?

• The dinosaurs killed each other.

• Humans destroyed all the dinosaurs.

• The climate changed and the dinosaurs could not adapt.

• Mammals evolved and killed the dinosaurs.

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Where would evidence of earthquakes most often be found throughout Earth's history?

• in dry riverbeds

• along fault lines

• along the ocean shoreline

• in desert sand dune formations

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Based on the law of superposition, which best describes ages of four undisturbed rock layers relative to one another?

• All layers of rock were deposited at about same time and are about same age

• youngest rock is found on top, the older layers closer to center of earth oldest

• rock layer found on top, the younger layer closer to center of earth

• youngest layer found on bottom, then the oldest layer, then younger again

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Which method would be BEST for scientists to use to determine the absolute age of a Precambrian igneous rock?

• index fossils

• law of superposition

• radiometric dating

• law of original horizontality

Which best explains why the bird evolved with differently shaped beaks?

• They interbred with each other.

• Some birds had defective gene pools.

• All of the birds ate the same type of food.

• They adapted to eating different types of food.

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How does geological evidence support the theory of evolution?

• Fossils can be used to determine the exact age of a particular species.

• Fossil record about mechanisms ancestral species used to capture energy

• Fossils preserve DNA,comparisons can be made b/w modern organism & ancestor

• Fossils show similarities in body structure b/w modern organism & ancestor

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Which demonstrates genetic variation resulting in a protective, structural (of the body) adaptation?

• A butterfly changes colors to look like its poisonous relatives.

• A bird in the desert breeds at night to avoid the heat.

• A groundhog runs into a burrow to avoid a predator.

• A beaver builds a dam to protect its family.

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Based on the fossil record, which organisms were most likely to have existed first?

• plants

• insects

• jellyfish

• bacteria

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