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Fossils 100
• In undisturbed layers of rocks, where are
the newer fossils found?
a. At the top
b. At the bottom
c. There is no way to tell
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Fossils 200
• Which of the following uses information
about rock layers and the fossil record to
determine the age relationships between
rocks?
a. The Law of Superposition
b. Relative dating
c. Absolute dating
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Fossils 300
• There are fossils of the same organisms on
the coasts of Africa and South America,
with the Atlantic Ocean separating them.
There is no way the organisms could have
swam across the ocean. What do scientists
think this means?
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Fossils 400
• Some elements exist in forms that are
unstable. Over time, these elements break
down, or decay, by releasing particles and
energy in a process called
• R________________
___________y
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Fossils 500
• What is an index fossil?
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Geographic Time Scale 100
• What era do we currently live in?
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B.
C.
D.
Cenozoic
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Phanerozoic
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Geologic Time Scale 200
DAILY DOUBLE
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• In which era did the dinosaurs exist?
• Cenozoic, Paleozoic, or Mesozoic
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Geologic Time Scale 300
• What is the largest period of time?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Era
Eon
Period
Kingdom
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Geologic Time Scale 400
• How long ago did the dinosaurs go extinct?
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Geologic Time Scale 500
• How long ago was the Earth formed?
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Genetic Variation 100
What will most likely happen if a species can
no longer produce offspring?
a. It will become extinct
b. It will evolve into another species
c. It will move to a new environment
and adapt
d. It will begin to mutate into another
organism.
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Genetic Variation 200
• Trilobite fossils from different time periods
show small changes in appearance. What
might account for the changes?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Catastrophic geologic events
Weathering and erosion
Increase in greenhouse gases
Response to environmental changes
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Genetic Variation 300
DAILY DOUBLE
• What makes one member of a species
successful when another one is not?
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Genetic Variation 400
• Which fact provides the best evidence for
the biological theory of evolution?
– A. Most fossils are found in sedimentary rock
– B. Most species of life on Earth have become
extinct
– C. Characteristics of simpler life-forms can be
found in more complex life-forms.
– D. Only a small percentage of living things
have been preserved in fossils.
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Genetic Variation 500
• A baby has brown eyes. What has to be
true in order for this to happen?
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Biological Evolution 100
Evolution is:
a. Change over time.
b. Strongest animal survives
c. Organisms adapt when the environment
changes
d. Monkeys turn into people
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Biological Evolution 200
Adaptation is:
a. Older fossils are buried deeper
b. Animals are classified into categories
c. Organisms change as the environment
changes in order to survive.
d. Embryos of various species look similar.
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Biological Evolution 300
• What does it mean that different species
have embryological similarities?
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Biological Evolution 400
• Give one example of “proof of evolution”
that we have learned about this term.
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Biological Evolution 500
• What does it mean that some species have
Homologous Body Structures?
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Geological Evolution 100
A new island is discovered in the Pacific
Ocean. Scientists discovered most of the rock
on the island is Igneous. How did this island
form?
a. Earthquake
b. Accumulation of Rocks and Sand
c. Volcanic Eruption
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Geological Evolution 200
Fossils of warm-weather plants were found on
an island in the Arctic Ocean. Why?
a. Spores of plants drifted by air currents to
the island
b. Ocean currents carried the plants to the
island
c. The island drifted from a tropical region to
its present location
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Geological Evolution 300
A layer of marine fossils is discovered in a
desert environment. What best explains this
discovery?
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Geological Evolution 400
Which is a reason for a mass extinction of various
species?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Natural Selection
Survival of the Fittest
Disease
Extreme events and/ or changes in climate
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Geological Evolution 500
Which theory states that the continents were
once one giant land mass?
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Natural Selection 100
Which part of Darwin’s theory of evolution
may be used to describe the results when lions
prey on antelope?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Homologous body structures
Survival of the fittest
Adaptation to environment
Variation in species
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Natural Selection 200
Which term best describes a specially
developed characteristic that enables an
organism to live in a specific environment?
a.
adaptations
b. natural selection
c.
survival of the fittest
d. variations
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Natural Selection 300
Which statement supports the theory of Natural
Selection?
a.
All organisms produce more offspring than
can survive.
b. Organisms live in harmony with one
another despite limited resources.
c.
Organisms with favorable traits are
more
likely to die
d. Over time, advantageous traits will be
found in more of the population.
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Natural Selection 400
• Dark moths began to outnumber white
moths in cities after the Industrial
Revolution. What is most likely the reason
for this change?
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Natural Selection 500
• Which phrase best describes Natural
Selection?
a. Elimination of the smallest organisms by the
largest organisms
b. Survival of the organisms which occupy a
very large area in the environment
c. Survival of the organisms that best adapt to
the environment
d. Elimination of the weakest organisms by the
strongest organisms
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FINAL
JEOPARDY!
List the 3 eras in the
Phanerozoic Eon.