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Evolution
Types of Fossils
How is the fossil made?
How old is it?
100

When we look at how similar or different the structures of different species are 

  1. Evolution

  2. Comparative Anatomy

  3. Embryology

  4. Vestigial Structures

  • Comparative Anatomy

100

Many seashells form these type of fossils.

Cast fossil

100

In order to form a fossil, an organism must usually have this done in order to prevent decaying of entire body.

Die and buried

100

 Generally speaking, the deeper a fossil is found in the Earth the...

  1. Weirder it is

  2. Younger it is

  3. Older it is

  4. Smaller it is

  • Older it is

200

The slow change in species over time is called 

  1. Evolution

  2. Comparative Anatomy

  3. Embryology

  4. Vestigial Structures

  • Evolution

200

Tree sap that preserves an animal

Amber

200

When you have a replica of a fossil that is made from hardened sediment 

  1. Cast

  2. Mold

  3. Permineralization/petrification

  4. Preserved remains

Cast

200

How old is the Earth? 

  1. 1.6 million years old

  2. 4.5 million years old

  3. 4.5 billion years old

  4. 17 billion years old

  • 4.5 billion years old

300

Which is NOT a piece of evidence that supports Continental Drift?

  1. The same fossils found on different continents

  2. Similar mountains that stretch from North America to Europe

  3. The outlines of the continents look like they fit together

  4. Human Footprints found on different continents

Human Footprints found on different continents

300

Fossils of amphibians, insects and lizards are found in a particular layer. What does this say about the environment? 

  1. It was a desert

  2. It was a forest

  3. It was an ocean

  4. It was a swamp

It was a swamp

300

When an organism is buried and harder minerals replace softer ones, usually in bones or trees. 

  1. Cast

  2. Mold

  3. Permineralization/petrification

  4. Preserved remains

  • Permineralization/petrification

300

9. The process scientists use to date fossils by looking for specific fossils in the same layer that were around for a short period of time.

  1. Absolute dating

  2. Geologic timescale

  3. Index fossils

  4. Relative dating

  • Index fossils

400

The theory that all the continents were once one large one called Pangea 

  1. Plate Tectonics

  2. The Pangea Theory

  3. Continental Drift

  4. The Ring of Fire

  • Continental Drift

400

All the following are trace fossils EXCEPT…

  1. Gastroliths (stomach stones ) from a triceratops

  2. Coprolites (fossilized feces) from a giant ground sloth

  3. A protoceratops nest

  4. Megalodon teeth

  5. Oviraptor eggshells

  • Megalodon teeth

400

An organism is buried under sediment, then decays, leaving behind an empty cavity.

  1. Cast

  2. Mold

  3. Permineralization/petrification

  4. Preserved remains

Mold

400

The process scientists use to date fossils by comparing their layer in the earth with those above and below. The deeper it is, the older.

  1. Absolute dating

  2. Geologic timescale

  3. Index fossils

  4. Relative dating

Relative dating

500

Which is the best piece of evidence scientist use when deciding if a bird evolved from a dinosaur?

  1. DNA structures

  2. Comparative Anatomy

  3. Embryology

  4. What the internet says

DNA structures

500

A body fossil would be all of the following EXCEPT…

  1. A frog trapped in amber

  2. Broken dinosaur eggshells 

  3. A mummified finger

  4. A skeleton of a newt

  5. A cave bear frozen in the ice

  • Broken dinosaur eggshells 

500

When a fossil is created by being trapped in amber, frozen or mummified, it is know as…

  1. Cast

  2. Mold

  3. Permineralization/petrification

  4. Preserved remains

Preserved remains

500

The process scientists use to date a fossil using Carbon-14 or other radioactive elements

  1. Absolute dating

  2. Geologic timescale

  3. Index fossils

  4. Relative dating

  • Absolute dating