Question 1

Which major kingdom would a bivalve belong to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protista 
B)  Animalia 
C)  Plantae 
D)  Fungi 
A)  Protista 
B)  Animalia 
C)  Plantae 
D)  Fungi

Question 2

Explain why the fossil record is incomplete.

Accepted Answer

The fossil record is incomplete because

Question 3

Which of the following circumstances is most likely to preserve a fossil?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leaves from an ancient oak tree fall to the ground in a forest. 
B)  A mammoth dies of starvation in the middle of a vast dry plain. 
C)  An oyster bed is buried by a submarine landslide. 
D)  Bacteria living in the ocean die near the shoreline and sink to the bottom. 
A)  Leaves from an ancient oak tree fall to the ground in a forest. 
B)  A mammoth dies of starvation in the middle of a vast dry plain. 
C)  An oyster bed is buried by a submarine landslide. 
D)  Bacteria living in the ocean die near the shoreline and sink to the bottom.

Question 4

Fossils are most often identified based on changes in their ________,which is easily recognizable,even in the field.

Accepted Answer

A)  morphology 
B)  DNA 
C)  domain 
D)  lifestyle 
A)  morphology 
B)  DNA 
C)  domain 
D)  lifestyle

Question 5

What is the term for the several times in the Earth's history when biodiversity (i.e.,number of genera)has rapidly decreased worldwide?

Accepted Answer

A)  punctuated equilibrium 
B)  evolution 
C)  mass extinction 
D)  speciation 
A)  punctuated equilibrium 
B)  evolution 
C)  mass extinction 
D)  speciation

Question 6

Petrified wood,such as shown in the figure below,is an example of what type of fossil?

Accepted Answer

A)  trace fossil 
B)  permineralized fossil 
C)  carbonized impression 
D)  mold or cast fossil 
A)  trace fossil 
B)  permineralized fossil 
C)  carbonized impression 
D)  mold or cast fossil

Question 7

What type of fossil is shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

A)  body fossil 
B)  trace fossil 
C)  permineralized fossil 
D)  cast fossil 
A)  body fossil 
B)  trace fossil 
C)  permineralized fossil 
D)  cast fossil

Question 8

Global climate change,tectonic activity,asteroid impacts,and large volcanic eruptions are all factors that have led to ________ in the fossil record.

Accepted Answer

A)  extinction of species 
B)  fossilization of soft tissues 
C)  reappearance of extinct species 
D)  lack of changes in biodiversity 
A)  extinction of species 
B)  fossilization of soft tissues 
C)  reappearance of extinct species 
D)  lack of changes in biodiversity

Question 9

Most of the species found as fossils represent ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  direct ancestors of species alive on the Earth today 
B)  species alive on the Earth today in the location where the fossil was found 
C)  species alive on the Earth today that now live in other locations 
D)  extinct species that no longer survive anywhere 
A)  direct ancestors of species alive on the Earth today 
B)  species alive on the Earth today in the location where the fossil was found 
C)  species alive on the Earth today that now live in other locations 
D)  extinct species that no longer survive anywhere

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of natural selection?

Accepted Answer

A)  birds that evolve a new beak shape in order to exploit a different food source 
B)  the extinction of the mammoths due to hunting by a new predator 
C)  fossils of trilobites that have the same morphology but are separated by millions of years 
D)  the mass extinction of the dinosaurs due to a meteorite's impact 65 million years ago 
A)  birds that evolve a new beak shape in order to exploit a different food source 
B)  the extinction of the mammoths due to hunting by a new predator 
C)  fossils of trilobites that have the same morphology but are separated by millions of years 
D)  the mass extinction of the dinosaurs due to a meteorite's impact 65 million years ago

Which major kingdom would a bivalve belong to?

Explain why the fossil record is incomplete.

Which of the following circumstances is most likely to preserve a fossil?

Fossils are most often identified based on changes in their ________,which is easily recognizable,even in the field.

What is the term for the several times in the Earth's history when biodiversity (i.e.,number of genera)has rapidly decreased worldwide?

Petrified wood,such as shown in the figure below,is an example of what type of fossil?

What type of fossil is shown in the picture?

Global climate change,tectonic activity,asteroid impacts,and large volcanic eruptions are all factors that have led to ________ in the fossil record.

Most of the species found as fossils represent ________.

Which of the following is an example of natural selection?

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of the Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of the Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

The Rock Cycle

The Earth’s Interior Revisited: Insights from Geophysics

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Prelude: And Just What is Geology?

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Exam 24: Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Which major kingdom would a bivalve belong to?

Explain why the fossil record is incomplete.

Which of the following circumstances is most likely to preserve a fossil?

Fossils are most often identified based on changes in their ________,which is easily recognizable,even in the field.

What is the term for the several times in the Earth's history when biodiversity (i.e.,number of genera)has rapidly decreased worldwide?

Petrified wood,such as shown in the figure below,is an example of what type of fossil?

What type of fossil is shown in the picture?

Global climate change,tectonic activity,asteroid impacts,and large volcanic eruptions are all factors that have led to ________ in the fossil record.

Most of the species found as fossils represent ________.

Which of the following is an example of natural selection?

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of the Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of the Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

The Rock Cycle

The Earth’s Interior Revisited: Insights from Geophysics

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Prelude: And Just What is Geology?

Filters