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Changes In Populations Through Time
Test Description: A review of TAB 3.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the definition of inference?
A
logical conclusion based on observations
B
educated guess based on data
C
age of sedimentary rock
D
implication based on the weather report
2) What is the definition of a fossil?
A
something very old
B
old stuff buried in dirt
C
trace or remains of ancient organisms
D
bones or teeth from a really old animal
3) The type of rock where fossils are most likely to be found.
A
sedimentary
B
hard
C
igneous
D
metamorphic
4) Which of the following lists shows the correct order of first appearances in the fossil record?
A
fish, land plants, flowering plants, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals
B
fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, land plants, flowering plants
C
fish,land plants, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, flowering plants
D
fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, land plants, flowering plants
5) What is the correct order of the 3 most recent eras of time starting with the oldest.
A
Cambrian, Mesozoic, Phanerozoic
B
Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic
C
Mesozoic, Hadean, Archaean
D
Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
6) According to scientific evidence, how old is the Earth?
A
4,500,000,000 years
B
543,000,000 years
C
2,000 years
D
6.4 billion years
7) In which era of time do we live?
A
Phanerozoic
B
Quaternary
C
Cenozoic
D
Mesozoic
8) According to scientific evidence, how long ago did life first appear on Earth?
A
543,000,000 years ago
B
65,000,000 years ago
C
4.5 billion years ago
D
3,800 million years ago
9) How many organisms from the past have gone extinct?
A
less than 10 percent
B
between 60 to 80 percent
C
more than 90%
D
between 30 to 50 percent
10) If you found an index fossil in a layer of rock in Montana and a similar fossil in a layer of rock in England, you would know that:
A
the answer is not given
B
the fossils from Montana are older
C
the fossils from England are older
D
the fossils and rock layers are the same age
11) What signals the end of one Period and the beginning of another.
A
major changes in life
B
radiometric dating and the Law of Superposition
C
absolute dating
D
the Geologic Time Scale
12) What evidence is used to understand that early ancestors of whales walked on land?
A
the presence of hair
B
the change in the shape of their limbs
C
the presence of blubber
D
all mammals walk on land
13) The uplift of mountains in Glacier National Park started 170 mya and ended about 60 mya. How long did this uplift take?
A
79 my
B
144 my
C
209 my
D
89 my
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