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Review for evolution test.
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1
Which fossil is the best index fossil?
Crinoid
Gastropod
Coral
Ammonite
2
The eras, in order are _________.
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
Paleozoic, Precambrian, Cenozoic, Mesozoic
Precambrian, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic
Cenozic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
3
This is a ____ slip fault.
dip
stroke
strike
drip
4
The exponent for "billion" is ten to the _____ power
tenth
ninth
eighth
sixth
5
Where can you find a preserved fossil?
Rock
Tar
Ice
Amber
6
Ice cores provide preserved samples of our atmosphere going back as far as _____.
1.5 million years
1.5 million months
4.54 billion
6,000 years
7
Which strata is youngest?
H
D
F
A
8
Ice cores provide evidence of past ______.
atmospheric composition
volcanic erruptions
plant life
asteroid strikes
9
The dominant life forms on Earth during the Cenozoic Era were _____.
humans
bacteria
trilobites
dinosaurs
10
Why do we think Tyrannosaurus Rex was a meat eater?
The pointy teeth are like that of modern carnivores
The short arms were like modern herbivores
The bits of meat stuck in its teeth
The DNA we have recovered gives us dietary data
11
An unconformity is _______.
the result of erosion
caused by digging
the result of plate tectonics
when an expected layer is missing.
12
Eras end with _______.
a mysterious fog descending from space
mass extinctions
the letter "s"
mass migrations
13
This impression of an organism is a ______ fossil.
cast
trace
mold
carbonized
14
This impression of the inside of an organism is a ______ fossil.
cast
mold
carbonized
trace
15
Humans are the cause of global warming.
True
True
True
False
16
Which is an element of the theory of evolution?
organisms change over time
differences in traits lead to differences in survival
traits are passed from parent to child
traits that lead to survival become more prevalent
17
The first life on Earth was in the _____ era.
Paleozoic
Precambrian
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
18
The dominant life forms on Earth during the Mesozoic Era were _____.
humans
dinosaurs
trilobites
bacteria
19
This impression of the outside of an organism is a ______ fossil.
cast
carbonized
mold
trace
20
Which strata is youngest?
H
B
R
M
21
This is a ____ slip fault.
strike
drip
stroke
dip
22
The law of superposition states that a layer of rock is _______.
full of fossils
older than the one below it
younger than the one below it
magic
23
In terms of the geologic time scale, humans have existed for a _________ time.
fairly short
fairly long
really long
really short
24
An isotope has a specific number of ___ in the sample compared to a naturally occurring sample.
electrons
nanotubes
protons
neutrons
25
When magma cools, it forms ______ rock.
igneous
ignore
sedementary
metamorphic
26
This is a ______ fossil.
permineralized
carbonized
mold
preserved
27
Which crust is the oldest?
A
C
D
B
28
Why do tectonic plates move?
Movement of the magma
Movement of the moon
Movement of the ocean currents
Movement of elephants
29
This is a ____ slip fault.
strike
stroke
drip
dip
30
Earth is _______ years old.
4.54 trillion
4.54 billion
4.54 million
6,000
31
This is a ____ slip fault.
dip
drip
stroke
strike
32
This is a ____ slip fault.
strike
dip
drip
stroke
33
The dominant life forms on Earth during the Paleozoic Era were _____.
humans
bacteria
dinosaurs
trilobites
34
Alfred Wegener used data he found ______ to develop the theory of plate tectonics.
online
in South America
in Africa
in libraries
35
This impression of an organism is a ______ fossil.
cast
trace
carbonized
mold
36
This is a ______ fossil.
permineralized
carbonized
preserved
mold