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1
In the process of radioactive decay, what is the unstable radioactive isotope called
sister isotope
daughter isotope
brother isotope
parent isotope
2
Pharyngeal pouches form _____ in fish and ______ in humans
ears / gills
tail / legs
gills / ears
legs / tail
3
Similar structures in different species that have a different function are called
continental drift
Homologous structures
Vestigial structures
fossilization
4
What happens during radiometric decay?
Stable parent isotope break down into unstable daughter
Unstable parent isotopes break down into stable daughter
Stable daughter isotopes break down into unstable parent
Unstable daughter isotopes break down into stable parent
5
Which method determines the age of objects or events in relation to other objects or events?
relative sequencing
relative history
relative geology
relative dating
6
What are 3 ways a population can get geographically isolated
mountain, valley, water
air, water, land
earthquake, volcano, tsunami
plant, animal, dirt
7
Comparing human arms and chicken wings is referred to as
Embryology
homologous structures
Fossil evidence
vestigial structures
8
The Earth is about ___ years old
2019
1 million
4.6 billion
100 trillion
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True or False: The fossil record has gaps because not all species become fossilized
true
false
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What does relative dating tell geologists?
what events will happen in the future
the order of events
exactly when events took place
11
What are the remains or imprints of organisms that are preserved by geologic processes called
geodes
rocks
relatives
fossils
12
What can the study of fossils provide evidence of
the age of the universe
the age of the earth
how mountains and rivers form
how species are related
13
The time needed for half of a radioactive material to decay is called
relative dating
radio decay
fossilization
half-life
14
Fossils are usually found with
older on top
younger on bottom
younger on top
layers mixed up everywhere
15
What do modern-day scientists believe about geologic change
Geologic change does not happen.
It all happens suddenly.
It all happens very slowly.
Some happens gradually, and some happens suddenly.
16
The science of the development of embryos is called
Embryomens
Embryotist
Embrying
Embryology
17
Which of the following statements about dating rocks is true
The more parent material in an object, the older the object
The less daughter material in an object the older the object
The more daughter material in an object the older the object
The more daughter material in object the younger the object
18
Which statement is true
Whales swam in rivers
Whales used to have 4 legs
Whales climbed trees
Whales were always swimmers
19
What process states that younger rocks lie above older rocks in layers
uniformitarianism
catastrophism
fossil gap
superposition
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What does absolute dating measure?
the age of an event or object in seconds
the age of an event or object in years
the age of an event or object in minutes
the age of an event or object in hours
21
True or False: Fossils are the only way to prove the theory of evolution
False
True
22
In a human, the appendix, tail bone, and wisdom teeth are all called
vestigial structures
embryos
fossils
homologous structures
23
Definition: In early development, vertebrates look similar because they share an ancestor
Vestigial Structures
Homologous Structures
Fossils
Embryology
24
This picture demonstrates_
Absolute Dating
Plate tectonics
Natural Selection
Superposition
25
Mountains, Valleys, and bodies of water can cause
continental drift
geographic isolation
biology
fossilization
26
The _____ includes all known fossils and their placement in rock or their age
Fossilology
Earth's plates
Fossil record
isotopes
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Scientists who study fossils and past life are called
Paleontologists
Dinosaurians
Biologists
Fossilonologists
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When an organism becomes a fossil by being covered in amber or ice, the process is called
Imprint
Preservation
Permineralization/petrified
29
What is the correct order of "1 bone -2 bones - fingers structure of humans and chickens.
humerus - radius/ulna - fingers
radius - humerus/ulna - fingers
ulna - radius/ulna .- fingers
ulna - humerus/radius - fingers
30
Which is NOT a way to prove the Theory of Evolution
Paleontologists
Plate Tectonics
Fossils
Biology
31
If you see a rock with the lines of a shell in it, it has become fossilized as a/n
imprint (mold)
Petrified
Carbon FIlm
Preserved
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This shows when organisms first appeared and the order they appeared in
Plate tectonics
Fossil Record
Biology
Embryology
