Fossils

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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According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A

• B

• C

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Which fossil makes the best index fossil?

• Fossil 1

• Fossil 2

• Fossil 3

• None follow all of the rules

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Does the picture represent relative or absolute dating?

• relative

• absolute

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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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Which of the following is true about molds and casts

• mold forms when hard parts of an organism buried by sediments are gradually dissolved

• mold that becomes filled in with hardened materials forms a cast

• cast is a copy of the shape of an organism

• All of the above

Which of the following could form a fossil?

• Bone

• Shell

• Seeds

• All of the above

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