
Mass Extinction and Fossil Analysis

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Biology
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6th - 8th Grade
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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can scientists learn from analyzing coprolites?
The diet of the organism
The age of the organism
The size of the organism
The color of the organism
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why might some organisms not appear in the fossil record?
They lived in remote areas
They were too small to be preserved
They had soft bodies that decomposed quickly
They were not discovered by scientists
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What percentage of discovered fossils are vertebrates?
10%
0.012%
50%
95%
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a mass extinction event?
A gradual decline in species over time
A sudden increase in species diversity
A large number of species dying out simultaneously
A single species going extinct
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of mass extinction events?
Solar flares
Meteorite impacts
Volcanic eruptions
Climate change
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can scientists infer the speed of an extinct organism?
By analyzing its teeth
By measuring its footprint length
By examining its bone density
By studying its habitat
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does a longer stride length indicate about an animal's movement?
It was faster
It was heavier
It was slower
It was older
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