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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the 3rd step in fossil formation?Organism dies.Organism is buried by sediments.Minerals replace organism bones.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is defined as determining the relative order of past events, without necessarily determining the exact age?relative datingabsolute dating
- 3. Multiple ChoiceDoes relative dating use nearby layers and fossils relative to each other to find the relative age of new items?yesno
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIn what type of rocks are fossils found?igneousmetamorphicsedimentary
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following determines a specific date for a fossil using chemical information?absolute datingrelative dating
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich process uses radiometric dating to determine an exact age of a fossil?absolute datingrelative dating
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a method used to determine the age of rocks using the rate of decay of radioactive isotopes?Principle of superpositionRadiometric datingRelative datingPrinciple of cross-cutting relations
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich definition is the best to describe evolution?Change over timeDescent with modification
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a proven fact by scientists that may be altered with new information?predictionhypothesisscientific theorylaw
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat mechanism did Darwin propose for evolution?natural selectionfossil recorduse it or lose itbiochemistry
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an examples of evolution?comparative biochemistryfossil recordcamouflage adapationcomparative anatomy
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIdentify these 4 - fossil record, comparative embryology, comparative biochemistry and comparative anatomy.Examples of EvolutionEvidence of EvolutionMechanisms of Evolution
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with aged and identified fossils?fossil recordcomparative embryologycomparative biochemistrycomparative anatomy
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with similar molecules in related individual species?fossil recordcomparative embryologycomparative biochemistrycomparative anatomy
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?fossil recordcomparative embryologycomparative biochemistrycomparative anatomy
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with structures common in embryos that form differently or for different purposes in adult form?fossil recordcomparative embryologycomparative biochemistrycomparative anatomy
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pieces of evolution evidence contain both homologous and vestigial structures?fossil recordcomparative embryologycomparative biochemistrycomparative anatomy
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich word is defined as the same structure in different species indicating a common ancestor?homologous structuresvestigial structures
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich word is defined as a reduced form of a functional structure in 1 organisms that shows up as fully functional in another?homologous structuresvestigial structures
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe forelimbs of penguin, alligator, bat, human are which of the following?homologous structuresvestigial structures
- 21. Multiple ChoiceA pelvis in whales is which of the following?homologous structuresvestigial structures
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