Fossil

Index fossils CAN tell us the age of a rock layer.

• True

• False

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If you found an index fossil in a layer of rock in Montana and a similar fossil in a layer of rock in Texas, you would know that:

• the fossils and rock layers are the same age

• the fossils from Montana are older

• the fossils from England are older

• none of the above

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What can the fossil record tell us?

• history of life on Earth

• groups of organisms changed over long periods of time

• Information about the past climate of our Earth

• information about the past environments and changes of the Earth's surface

• all of these are correct

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The best index fossils have which two traits?

• widespread geographically, long lifespan

• widespread geographically, short lifespan

• specific place, long lifespan

• specific place, short lifespan

Index fossils help determine relative age through correlating rock layers.

• True

• False

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Which of the following organisms formed last on Earth?

• Jellyfish

• Shark

• Lizards

• Horses

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To be considered an index fossil, it had to have lived for a relatively short period of time.

• True

• False

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Does the picture represent relative or absolute dating?

• relative

• absolute

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What is the best reason that fossil #4 is NOT a good index fossil?

• It is not widespread

• it is not short-lived (in numerous layers)

• It is in half of the outcrops

Which of the follow is INCORRECT about an index fossil?

• The fossil must have lived only during a short part of the Earth's history.

• Many fossils of the organism must be found in the rock layers.

• The fossil must be found over a wide area of the Earth and be unique.

• The fossil must only be found in one area.

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