Fossils

Which of the following can be learned by using the fossil record?

• When organisms changed or evolved

• when organisms appeared on Earth

• when organisms became extinct

• All the above

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How do fossils provide evidence that evolution has happened on Earth?

• Fossils show how the sizes of certain animals has changed drastically over millions of years

• Fossils show that some species have gone extinct

• Fossils show how life forms present today are different than those from the past

• Different sedimentary rock layers provide evidence for how the environment has changed over time

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Fossil A is an ancient mollusk, an organism that needs water to survive. Why do you think that the mollusk went extinct in this particular sample of the fossil record?

• When the ocean levels rose in layer 4, the mollusk went extinct because they cannot live in water

• For some reason, the ocean disappeared causing the mollusk to thrive

• For some reason, the ocean disappeared causing the mollusk to go extinct

• When the ocean level rose in layer 4, the mollusk thrived because they need water

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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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If you know the age of a fossil, you know the relative age of the ________________ it was found inside.

• sticky tar

• rock

• amber

• ice

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Which of the following would be an example of absolute age?

• Fossil A is older than Fossil B

• Fossil A and Fossil B are the same age

• Fossil A is 10 million years old

What are the oldest fossils and why?

• B, C- because they are closest to the top

• A, B- because they are closest to the bottom

• They are all the same age- because they are all found on layer 2

• A, B- because they are found closest to the top

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By determining the age of fossils, scientists can reconstruct the history of life on Earth

• True

• False

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If scientists found this fossil in a desert, what could they infer?

• what fish are like today

• that this fish lacked oxygen

• that water once covered the area where this fossil was found

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When did fossil A become extinct?

• Layer 1

• Layer 2

• Layer 3

• Layer 4

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