Fossils

Question 1

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

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a flowering plant

Question 2

✔ EquusPliohippus Merychippus Mesohippus

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✔ Equus

Question 3

Which sources would preserve the soft tissues of an early mammal? Check all that apply.amber in Russiafrozen soil in the Arcticshale in Virginiasandstone in the Badlandsforaminifera in the oceanice sheets in Greenland

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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.

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Mesohippus; Equus

Question 7

Paleontologists have discovered several ancestors of the modern horse.

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✔ Mesohippus; Mesohippus; Equus

Question 8

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ 2, 3, 1, 4

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