Multiple Response Identify one
or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
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Examine structure and function in these fossils, and think about the
environments they lived in. Based upon your analysis of this
fossil record, determine which answer or answers below are best supported by this diagram.
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What can we discover about ancient life by studying sedimentary
rocks?
(Choose all that apply)
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Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Horse Fossils Past to Present | | |
Fossil evidence suggests that horse’s physical structure began
changing around 55 million years ago. Fossils of forest plants have been found near the first horse
fossils, but mainly grassland fossils are found near later horse fossils. Which statement is
the most logical conclusion based on this fossil evidence?
a. | Modern horses are not structurally similar to ancient horses. | b. | Body size in horses
increased in response to environmental changes | c. | Don’t select this
letter. | d. | Body size in horses remained unchanged because its environment stayed the
same. |
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Examine structure and function in these fossils.
Fossils in Layers of
Sedimentary Rock | | | The fossil evidence found in these
sedimentary layers reveals that...?
a. | vertebrate organisms (backbones) developed after invertebrates (without
backbones) | b. | carnivores evolved from omnivores and herbivores during the Cretaceous
period. | c. | organisms with exoskeletons caused the extinction of organisms with
endoskeletons | d. | Don’t select this letter. |
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Examine the fossils shown below. These were found in Oklahoma, and were
determined to be from the Mesozoic Era and the following Cenozoic Era. Based on this fossil record, what
conclusions can you draw about this region?
a. | Comparing the structure of the Mesozoic Era fossils with the structure of the
Cenozoic Era fossils reveals that these marine organisms evolved to become land
organisms. | b. | Based on this fossil record, we can conclude that marine organisms were driven to
extinction by terrestrial invaders which took over the aquatic environment. | c. | Don’t
select this letter. | d. | Marine fossils show that an ocean once covered
this area, and terrestrial fossils show that uplifting occurred which resulted in the return of land
animals. |
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Geologic Column (Sedimentary
Rock) | Index
Fossil Trilobite | | | | |
At layer F there is an
index fossil called a trilobite which thrived in the Cambrian period. Which choice best
explains why no trilobite fossils are in any strata above layer F?
a. | This fossil record does include additional trilobites with structural
adaptations. | b. | An asteroid impact caused the trilobites to migrate to a different
region. | c. | Don’t select this letter. | d. | The environment changed resulting in the
extinction of the trilobites. |
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A paleontologist was digging for fossils at several cliff faces in Colorado. As
she excavated deeper down the geologic column, she noticed that the fossils looked different.
Fossils in the Geologic Column | | | | | What did she
most likely observe regarding structure and function as she went down the cliff face?
a. | More complex organisms were found only in the older rock layers. | b. | Don’t
select this letter. | c. | Simpler and less complex organisms were found
at deeper depths in older rock. | d. | Simpler and less complex organisms were found
closer to the surface in younger rock. |
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Three sedimentary layers were exposed in a rock quarry. The sandstone layer at
the bottom contained fossils of three different types of dinosaurs. The layer above it contained
mainly volcanic ash. The top layer of shale contained fossils of only one type of dinosaur.
Which of the
following interpretations of this fossil record is the most logical?
a. | A volcanic eruption caused the extinction of two dinosaur species. Only smaller
variants of the third species survived but this variant prospered in the post-volcano
environment. | b. | Excessive predation by carnivores caused the population of herbivores to crash which
resulted in extinction of two species of dinosaurs. | c. | Don’t select this
letter. | d. | This sedimentary rock displays tectonic uplift which formed a shallow ocean resulting
in the extinction of two out of three dinosaur species. |
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This diagram shows layers of rocks that contain
fossils | | | Two-Part Question 1) How can you
determine that fossil 6 and fossil 4 are similar in age? 2) What kind of environment did these
organisms live in?
a. | 1) Fossils 4 and 6 are in the same layer of sedimentary rock. 2) These organisms
lived in an aquatic environment. | b. | 1) Fossils 6 and 4 are both sea shells, so they
must have lived at the same time. 2) These fossils most likely lived in a marine
environment. | c. | 1) Fossils 4 and 6 are the same species. 2) These organisms lived in a deciduous
forest biome. | d. | Don’t select this letter. |
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Comparing the
skeletons of which of the following fish would best reveal any structural changes in the species over
time?
a. | The same fish just after it hatched and when it was full grown. | b. | Two living fish,
male and female, that could produce viable offspring. | c. | A fish that lived recently and a similar fish
that lived thousands of years ago. | d. | Don’t select this
letter. |
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