Question 1

Which of the following is a brachiopod?

Accepted Answer

A)  Figure 1 
B)  Figure 2 
C)  Figure 3 
D)  Figure 4 
A)  Figure 1 
B)  Figure 2 
C)  Figure 3 
D)  Figure 4

Question 2

What is a fossil? In what type(s)of rock are fossils most likely to be found? Why?

Accepted Answer

A fossil is the remnants or traces of an

Question 3

Imagine that a layer of leaves is scattered along a forest floor; what must happen in order to preserve these leaves as fossils?

Accepted Answer

A)  The leaves must be picked up by wind or animals and carried to a desert. 
B)  The leaves must be buried slowly so that the leaves can begin to rot. 
C)  The leaves must be buried rapidly in order to keep out oxygen. 
D)  The leaves will never be preserved as they do not contain hard parts. 
A)  The leaves must be picked up by wind or animals and carried to a desert. 
B)  The leaves must be buried slowly so that the leaves can begin to rot. 
C)  The leaves must be buried rapidly in order to keep out oxygen. 
D)  The leaves will never be preserved as they do not contain hard parts.

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

Why do plants generally become carbonized impressions if they are preserved as fossils?

Accepted Answer

A)  because chemical reactions leave behind only the carbon 
B)  because they often begin to decay before fossilization 
C)  because they are easily moved by winds and water 
D)  because they are generally scavenged by animals 
A)  because chemical reactions leave behind only the carbon 
B)  because they often begin to decay before fossilization 
C)  because they are easily moved by winds and water 
D)  because they are generally scavenged by animals

Question 6

When the last member of a species dies,this is called

Accepted Answer

A)  fossilization. 
B)  natural selection. 
C)  extinction. 
D)  preservation. 
A)  fossilization. 
B)  natural selection. 
C)  extinction. 
D)  preservation.

Question 7

In which of the following rocks would you be most likely to find fossils?

Accepted Answer

A)  gneiss 
B)  limestone 
C)  granite 
D)  basalt 
A)  gneiss 
B)  limestone 
C)  granite 
D)  basalt

Question 8

The following is an example of what type of fossil?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Why are feathers rarely found in the fossil record?

Accepted Answer

A)  because birds usually die in dry environments 
B)  because feathers do not contain hard parts 
C)  because feathers are very small and thus are not well preserved 
D)  because birds die in forests,areas with high oxygen levels 
A)  because birds usually die in dry environments 
B)  because feathers do not contain hard parts 
C)  because feathers are very small and thus are not well preserved 
D)  because birds die in forests,areas with high oxygen levels

Question 10

Why is the preservation potential of an organism higher if it dies in an anoxic (oxygen-poor)environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The organism will die more quickly without oxygen. 
B)  Anoxic environments contain abundant amounts of amber. 
C)  The organism does not decay in an anoxic environment. 
D)  Oxygen decreases the rate of permineralization. 
A)  The organism will die more quickly without oxygen. 
B)  Anoxic environments contain abundant amounts of amber. 
C)  The organism does not decay in an anoxic environment. 
D)  Oxygen decreases the rate of permineralization.

Which of the following is a brachiopod?

What is a fossil? In what type(s)of rock are fossils most likely to be found? Why?

Imagine that a layer of leaves is scattered along a forest floor; what must happen in order to preserve these leaves as fossils?

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

Why do plants generally become carbonized impressions if they are preserved as fossils?

When the last member of a species dies,this is called

In which of the following rocks would you be most likely to find fossils?

The following is an example of what type of fossil?

Why are feathers rarely found in the fossil record?

Why is the preservation potential of an organism higher if it dies in an anoxic (oxygen-poor)environment?

Cosmology and the Birth of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

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

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of the Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: 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

An Envelope of Gas: the Earths Atmosphere and Climate

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 in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, Revisited: Seismic Layering, Gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Prelude: and Just What Is Geology

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Exam 28: Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Which of the following is a brachiopod?

What is a fossil? In what type(s)of rock are fossils most likely to be found? Why?

Imagine that a layer of leaves is scattered along a forest floor; what must happen in order to preserve these leaves as fossils?

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

Why do plants generally become carbonized impressions if they are preserved as fossils?

When the last member of a species dies,this is called

In which of the following rocks would you be most likely to find fossils?

The following is an example of what type of fossil?

Why are feathers rarely found in the fossil record?

Why is the preservation potential of an organism higher if it dies in an anoxic (oxygen-poor)environment?

Cosmology and the Birth of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

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

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of the Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: 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

An Envelope of Gas: the Earths Atmosphere and Climate

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 in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, Revisited: Seismic Layering, Gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Prelude: and Just What Is Geology

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