Lab Assessment For Unit 3 Fossil Record

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This is designed to assess how well the students understand the relationship of geologic time periods, fossil record and evolution

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1.

The Devonian Period was called
- A.
  
  The age of oceans
- B.
  
  The age of fishes
- C.
  
  The age of dinosaurs
- D.
  
  The age of corals
2.

Which of the following would NOT be a possible hypothesis for why horn corals developed that shape as an adaptation:
- A.
  
  To gather more floating food - planktons
- B.
  
  To have more of their surface exposed to sunlight
- C.
  
  To be streamlined so water can flow around them
- D.
  
  To attract another coral to mate with
3.

Brachiopod fossils have the same body plan as which of the following organisms
- A.
  
  Squid
- B.
  
  Fish
- C.
  
  Clam
- D.
  
  Earth worm
4.

The word EXTANT means
- A.
  
  Not living any more
- B.
  
  Currently found on the Earth
- C.
  
  Super sized
- D.
  
  Slow
5.

One possible explanation of why fresh water Devonian fish developed armor plated scales, spines and sharp teeth is because:
- A.
  
  The water temperature got colder during this time
- B.
  
  Their food supply started to fight back
- C.
  
  There were bigger, more aggressive predators
- D.
  
  It looked impressive
- E.
  
  Both B and C
6.

Which of the following can scientists not learn by studying fossils:
- A.
  
  The body plan of the organism
- B.
  
  The color of the organism
- C.
  
  The time period that the organism lived
- D.
  
  The size of the organism
7.

There are shark fossils in the shale we see along the Rocky River in the Metroparks. Which of the following best explains how this is possible.
- A.
  
  The continents have always been in the same place, so the oceans must have been deeper and covered Ohio during the time the sharks lived here
- B.
  
  During the time period that the fossils layer was created, the land that is now Ohio was closer to the equator and covered by a warm ocean
- C.
  
  Lake Erie used to be larger and the sharks swam up the St. Lawrence seaway and lived in the lake
- D.
  
  Ice age hunters trapped sharks in the ocean and brought them to Ohio as a food source
8.

The Megaladon was possibly the size of
- A.
  
  A nuclear submarine
- B.
  
  A Hummer
- C.
  
  A RTA bus
- D.
  
  A typical high school student
9.

Which of the following is NOT evidence that the continents were connected at different times in the history of the Earth
- A.
  
  Consistent rock layers that can be traced in North America and Europe
- B.
  
  The mid-Atlantic Ridge
- C.
  
  Similar fossil species found on multiple continents
- D.
  
  Pyramids in South America and Egypt
10.

Which of the following is an example of an organism that has appeared basically unchanged in the fossil record over millions of years
- A.
  
  Human
- B.
  
  Shark
- C.
  
  Sea gull
- D.
  
  Toad
11.

A series of fossils that span a large time period and show the evolutionary history of one organism are called
- A.
  
  Translation fossils
- B.
  
  Transition fossils
- C.
  
  Transmutation fossils
- D.
  
  Transecting fossils
12.

How did the climates differ between the Ordovician and the Cretaceous Periods?
- A.
  
  Temperate and Tropical
- B.
  
  Forests and Large Lakes
- C.
  
  Ocean and Dessert
- D.
  
  Global Warming and Global Freezing
13.

How were our modern coal deposits formed?
- A.
  
  Burning ancient forests
- B.
  
  Plant material falling into swamps over thousands of years
- C.
  
  Plant material accumulating in dry dessert basins
- D.
  
  Animals waste deposits accumulating in early caves
14.

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of living things?
- A.
  
  Made of cells
- B.
  
  Can reproduce
- C.
  
  Can be a gas
- D.
  
  Can adapt to environmental stimulus
15.

A type of fossil that researchers can use to identify a time period that the fossil layer was created during is called
- A.
  
  An indicator fossil
- B.
  
  An index fossil
- C.
  
  An inpalinate fossil
- D.
  
  A marker fossil
16.

We don't have fossils from the Archaen Epoch because the life that existed during this time was probably
- A.
  
  Single celled
- B.
  
  Evaporated
- C.
  
  There was no life
- D.
  
  Buried under layers of molten rock
17.

Scientists who study fossils are called
- A.
  
  Geobiologists
- B.
  
  Fossilologists
- C.
  
  Paleontologists
- D.
  
  Rockahoundologists
18.

At one point in the geologic history of the Earth, a giant, supercontinent existed called
- A.
  
  Utopia
- B.
  
  Granwasta
- C.
  
  Euraustamia
- D.
  
  Pangea
19.

Which of the following would be definite proof that there was a living thing present in a bottle that contains unknown substances.
- A.
  
  CO2 gas being produced
- B.
  
  A temperature change
- C.
  
  Presence of cells when studied under a microscope
- D.
  
  Temperature change