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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does growth rings in a fossil tree or shell tell us?
How long an individual has lived
rolled up for protection
familial behavior
How an organism came to be
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does the contents of fossil nests tell us about past lives of animals?
How long an individual has lived
rolled up for protection
familial behavior
How an organism came to be
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the change in the shape of a feature over time tell us?
How long an individual has lived
rolled up for protection
familial behavior
How an organism came to be
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does Paleoecology mean?
the study of living organisms
the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance
The study of ancient organisms and how it interacts with the environment
the study of physiology, behavior, and other qualities of a particular organism
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does tooth marks in fossil shells tell us about animals in the past.
Clues about temperature in the environment
If there was an ocean there or not
Plant life in the area
Who ate who.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does fossil marine animals in the
desert about animals in the past.
Clues about temperature in the environment
If there was an ocean there or not
Plant life in the area
Who ate who.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does layers in the rocks tell us about geologic time?
You can tell which rocks are oldest and which are youngest by their relative position.
Every time we find index fossils, we can figure out the age of the rocks they are preserved in.
Organisms that once lived in the ocean, indicates that Mountain summit was one the ocean floor.
Continents were once joined together.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What does index fossils in the rocks tell us about geologic time?
You can tell which rocks are oldest and which are youngest by their relative position.
Every time we find index fossils, we can figure out the age of the rocks they are preserved in.
Organisms that once lived in the ocean, indicates that Mountain summit was one the ocean floor.
Continents were once joined together.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does identical fossils on widely
separated continents us about geologic time?
You can tell which rocks are oldest and which are youngest by their relative position.
Every time we find index fossils, we can figure out the age of the rocks they are preserved in.
Organisms that once lived in the ocean, indicates that Mountain summit was one the ocean floor.
Continents were once joined together.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA _____________________ is the remains or evidence of an ancient organism.paleontologistfossilpreservedextinct
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhen something is _____________________ it no longer exists.paleontologistfossilpreservedextinct
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich Rock type would be best to find fossils?Igneous RockSedimentary RockMetamorphic Rock
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