science quiz

5 Written Questions

1. The sequence in which events took place (not measured in time units). based on relative age
2. the natural remains or traces of past life has to be at least 10,000 years old
3. are fossils of organisms that existed over a large geographic area for a "short" period of time, distinctive fossil used to compare the relative ages of fossils
4. the process of replacing any organism's original material with mineral
5. remains that are replaced by minerals

5 Matching Questions

1. fossil record
2. coprolite
3. evolution
4. original remains
5. tetrapod

1. a fossilized poop
2. b the gradual change in a species over time
3. c all the fossils that have existed throughout life's history, whether they have been found or not
4. d a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leg like appendages
5. e all or part of an organism becomes encased in amber, ice or tar

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. is a type of rock that is formed when layers of small particals are compressed and cemented together
   1. tetrapod
   2. metamorphic rock
   3. sedimentary rock
   4. igneous rock
2. the variety of living things
   1. bipedal
   2. relative time
   3. biodiversity
   4. hypothesis
3. are people who study fossils and other types of evidence to learn about life in the past
   1. hypothesis
   2. paleontologist
   3. coprolite
   4. evolution
4. the process which individuals that are better adapted to their envirorment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species, survival of the fittest
   1. relative time
   2. absolute time
   3. mineralization
   4. natural selection
5. The geologic principle that states that in horizontal layers of sedimentary rock, each layer is older than the layer above it and younger than the layer below it.
   1. law of superposition
   2. natural selection
   3. erosion
   4. coprolite

5 True/False Questions

1. uplift → is the process that causes part of the earths crust to rise above surrounding areas, this can cause layers of rock to become exposed at the surface

   True        False

2. common ancestor → is an ancestor shared by two or more lineages

   True        False

3. quadrupedal → describing an animal that walks on four legs

   True        False

4. half life → the time it takes for half of the atoms in a radioactive element to break down

   True        False

5. mold → are fossils formed when the sediment surrounding a buried organism hardens when the organism decays, its impression is left in the rock and can be seen if the rock is broken open

   True        False