Life and Geologic Time Answers

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Dog breeding is an example of natural selection.

A
T
B
F
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Trilobites are index fossils because they ____.

A
changed slowly through time
B
lived over large areas of the world
C
exhibit specific characteristics
D
all of the above
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Which trilobite characteristic did not change through time?

A
shape of eyes
B
3-lobed body
C
number of body segments
D
number of spines
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The Paleozoic Era is the longest time period in the history of Earth.

A
T
B
F
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If a species can adapt to a changing environment, or ____, its descendants will survive.

A
evolve
B
become extinct
C
stay the same
D
none of the above
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Geologic time is divided into units based upon types of ____.

A
sedimentary rocks
B
climatic changes
C
organisms
D
igneous rocks
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Changes in the trilobite exoskeleton can be attributed to ____.

A
changing environments
B
competition for survival
C
inter-species mating
D
both a and b
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Plate tectonics may affect organic evolution because movement of plates may cause a change in ____.

A
natural selection
B
the environment
C
Pangaea
D
the geologic time scale
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____ on the geologic time scale are marked by major, striking, and worldwide changes in the type of fossils present.

A
Eras
B
Periods
C
Epochs
D
all of the above
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Scientists used major changes in life forms in the fossil record to form the geologic time scale.

A
T
B
F

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