Fossils

Question 1

Which of these is most likely to become a carbon film?

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a flowering plant

Question 2

Choose the image that shows a cast.

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[Image: A raised form of tentaclelike shapes....]

Question 3

Which sources would preserve the soft tissues of an early mammal? Check all that apply.

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amber in Russia; frozen soil in the Arctic; ice sheets in Greenland

Question 4

Which statements about this area are true based on what you know about petrified fossils? Check all that apply.

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The area was once a forest.; The area was probably covered by water.

Question 5

Recall what you learned about the state of Virginia. Choose the statements that describe the paleontology of the state. Check all that apply.

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The rocks in Virginia represent many periods in history.; Virginia was once covered by a sea.; The Allegheny Plateau includes coal deposits.; The state’s climate was once warm and humid, like a tropical jungle.

Question 6

Paleontologists have discovered several ancestors of the modern horse. Based on the skeleton, the skull, and the leg bones, which fossil is the oldest? Which fossil is most like a modern horse?

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Mesohippus; Selection 1: Mesohippus; Selection 2: Equus

Question 7

✔ EquusPliohippus Merychippus Mesohippus

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Equus

Question 8

3, 2, 4, 1✔ 2, 3, 1, 44, 2, 1, 31, 2, 3, 4

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2, 3, 1, 4

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