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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
age of sedimentary rock
B
educated guess based on data
C
logical conclusion based on observations
D
implication based on the weather report
2) What is the definition of a fossil?
A
something very old
B
bones or teeth from a really old animal
C
trace or remains of ancient organisms
D
old stuff buried in dirt
3) The type of rock where fossils are most likely to be found.
A
hard
B
sedimentary
C
igneous
D
metamorphic
4) Which of the following lists shows the correct order of first appearances in the fossil record?
A
fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, land plants, flowering plants
B
fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, land plants, flowering plants
C
fish,land plants, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, flowering plants
D
fish, land plants, flowering plants, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals
5) What is the correct order of the 3 most recent eras of time starting with the oldest.
A
Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
B
Mesozoic, Hadean, Archaean
C
Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic
D
Cambrian, Mesozoic, Phanerozoic
6) According to scientific evidence, how old is the Earth?
A
6.4 billion years
B
2,000 years
C
4,500,000,000 years
D
543,000,000 years
7) In which era of time do we live?
A
Cenozoic
B
Mesozoic
C
Phanerozoic
D
Quaternary
8) According to scientific evidence, how long ago did life first appear on Earth?
A
543,000,000 years ago
B
4.5 billion years ago
C
3,800 million years ago
D
65,000,000 years ago
9) How many organisms from the past have gone extinct?
A
between 60 to 80 percent
B
less than 10 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 fossils from England are older
B
the fossils from Montana are older
C
the fossils and rock layers are the same age
D
the answer is not given
11) What signals the end of one Period and the beginning of another.
A
absolute dating
B
major changes in life
C
the Geologic Time Scale
D
radiometric dating and the Law of Superposition
12) What evidence is used to understand that early ancestors of whales walked on land?
A
the change in the shape of their limbs
B
the presence of hair
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
209 my
C
89 my
D
144 my
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