Pregunta 1
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Which of the following is least likely to become a fossil? (Won't become fossilized)
Pregunta 2
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The type of fossil where all minerals replace all or part of an organism.
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petrified fossil
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trace fossil
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pseudofossil
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bone
Pregunta 3
Pregunta
Where were fossils containing FRESHWATER fish formed?
Pregunta 4
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Fossils found in the top layer of rock are the ___________________.
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youngest
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cleanest
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oldest
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dirtiest
Pregunta 5
Pregunta
What can cause mass extinction?
Pregunta 6
Pregunta
Which is most likely to contain fossils?
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igneous rock
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sedimentary rock
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metamorphic rock
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native minerals
Pregunta 7
Pregunta
What are the preserved remains, traces, or evidence of once living organisms called?
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plants
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rocks
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fossils
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invertebrates
Pregunta 8
Pregunta
Hardened tree sap that preserves the remains of an insect is called _______________
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a mold fossil
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a cast fossil
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a tar fossil
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fossilized amber
Pregunta 9
Pregunta
What happened during the Cambrian Explosion?
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the supercontinent broke apart
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an asteroid collided with Earth
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a great number of different organisms evolved
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mammals spread into every environment on Earth
Pregunta 10
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What do we call scientist who study organisms that lived long ago?
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meteorologists
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biologists
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paleontologists
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archaeologists
Pregunta 11
Pregunta
A fossil that dissolves and leaves a hollow area is called _______________.
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amber
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cast
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a mold
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trace fossil
Pregunta 12
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An insect preserved in amber and a tree that has turned to stone are examples of:
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reconstructions
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fossils
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restorations
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sap
Pregunta 13
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What do you call a fossil that helps determine the age of the rock layer?
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an index fossil
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an hourglass fossil
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a radioactive fossil
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a cast fossil
Pregunta 14
Pregunta
Which animal is an invertebrate?
Pregunta 15
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What is formed when minerals seep or fill in a mold?
Pregunta 16
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What do you call the change in a species over time?
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geologic scale
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relative age
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elevation
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evolution
Pregunta 17
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Fossils provide evidence for all of the following EXCEPT for:
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changes in Earth's surface
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how Earth originally formed
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how Earth's environments have changed over time
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how groups of organisms have changed over time
Pregunta 18
Pregunta
What will happen to a species that does NOT have the traits needed to survive?
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learn
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become extinct
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adapt
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reproduce
Pregunta 19
Pregunta
Why do scientists think the dinosaurs became extinct?