Fossil Evidence

Scientists find a fossil of a fish on top of a mountain. What kind of evidence does the fossil provide scientists about the way this area might have changed over time?

• It shows that fish were once able to live without water.

• It shows that oceans can change quickly and become land.

• It shows that the animals found on the mountain today evolved from fish.

• It shows that the mountain may have once been under water and raised up by natural processes.

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Scientists have found evidence that suggests that parts of Florida were once underwater. What kind of evidence could suggest this?

• fossils found in igneous rock

• fossils of marine animals

• artifacts of tools once used for fishing

• fossils of insects that can be found in Florida today

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In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

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Fossil A is found in a rock layer BELOW a layer containing Fossil B. Which fossil is probably older?

• Fossil A

• Fossil B

• both are the same age

• cannot be determined

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The fossil evidence found in these sedimentary layers BEST implies that

• invertebrates evolved into vertebrates

• animals evolved bony skeletons after shells

• plants and animals with bones evolved together

• land animals and marine animals evolved together

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The diagram below shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossils 3 and 4 are the same age.

• Fossils 2 and 4 are the same age.

• Fossil 2 is older than fossil 3

• Fossil 4 is older than fossil 3.

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A scientist compares the fossilized foot bones of four different bones of four different horse-like animals from different time periods. If all four fossils come from the ancestors of modern horses, which statement is true?

• The fossils for organisms 3 and 4 are incomplete because there are bones missing.

• The foot structure of ancestral horses changed only four times during their evolution.

• The fossils from organism 2 show a combination of the adaptations of organisms 3 and 4.

• The foot structure of ancestral horses changed from four toes to one large hoof over time.

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The picture shows the skeleton of a modern turtle and the fossilized skeleton of an animal that lived during the early years. Which of these provides BEST evidence that the modern turtle and the fossil are related?

• The fossilized skeleton and the modern turtle have similar bone structures.

• The fossilized skeleton was found in rocks that came from a modern turtle habitat.

• The animal that became the fossilized skeleton ate similar foods as the modern turtle.

• The animal that became the fossilized skeleton used sunlight to warm itself as does the modern turtle.

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Evidence from the fossil record shows that species change gradually over time.

• True

• False

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Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the most recently organisms?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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