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1

If you saw fossils in layers of rock
A)the oldest fossils would be found in the deepest layers of rock.
B)the oldest fossils would be found in the top layers of rock.
C)the youngest fossils would be found in the deepest layers of rock.
D)It is impossible to tell which fossils are the oldest.
2

You see three layers of rock: sandstone on the top, with igneous rock below it, and limestone below the igneous rock. Which one of the following geologic scenarios is likely?
A)The area was once covered by an ocean.
B)A lava flow from a volcano occurred.
C)The sandstone was the most recently formed layer.
D)All of the above are likely.
3

All of the following are fossils except
A)the imprint of a dinosaur foot.
B)a frozen mammoth.
C)the imprint of ripples in sandstone.
D)a piece of wood buried in an ancient mudslide.
4

The principle of faunal succession states that
A)the same fossils occur during specific geologic periods in all parts of the world.
B)the same fossils will NOT disappear from the fossil record then reappear at a later time.
C)older fossils are more complex than recent fossils.
D)the age of a fossil can be successfully determined by careful examination.
5

Which one of the following sequences is correct
A)Proteozoic--Phanerozoic--Archean--Precambrian.
B)prokaryotic marine organisms--marine animals--terrestrial plants--terrestrial animals.
C)Molluscs--fish--bacteria--plants.
D)dinosaurs--conifer trees--mammals--flowering plants.
6

Algae are in the kingdom
A)Plantae.
B)Animalia.
C)Mycetae.
D)Protista.
7

Which of the following is true of the evolution of humans?
A)Humans were found in all parts of the Earth during the same time periods.
B)There are fossils of older species of human-like organisms in Africa than in other parts of the world.
C)The only fossils of human-like organisms found in Europe are of the species Homo sapiens.
D)The genus Homo is older than the genus Australopithecus.
8

Viruses are
A)prokaryotic.
B)derived from simple members of the kingdom Protista.
C)not able to reproduce by themselves.
D)able to swim from one host to another.
9

Single-celled organisms without cell walls are found in the Kingdom
A)Protista.
B)Animalia.
C)Prokaryotae.
D)Mycetae.
10

Carbon-14 dating techniques can be used to determine the age of a fossil only
A)if the fossil is over a million years old.
B)if it lacks organic material.
C)if you have a currently living organism with which to compare the amount of carbon-14.
D)None of the above is true.





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