Life Science: Life's Structure and Function, Book A

Section 2: Clues About Evolution

Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1
Which branch of science studies fossils?
A)astronomy
B)geology
C)paleontology
D)physics
2
Which type of fossil leaves its pattern on sediment that later turns into hard rock?
A)imprint fossil
B)frozen fossil
C)amber fossil
D)cast fossil
3
Relative dating allows scientists to find the age of a fossil by __________.
A)comparing ages of the surrounding rock layers
B)using radioactive elements in the fossil
C)unfreezing part of the fossil
D)dating the resin around the sample
4
By comparing amounts of radioactive and nonradioactive elements in a fossil, its age can be determined through __________.
A)radiometric dating
B)relative dating
C)radiography
D)embryology
5
Which scientist would study pesticide-resistant species of insects?
A)a geologist
B)a volcanologist
C)an astrophysicist
D)an entomologist
6
Studying embryology helps scientists understand __________.
A)how a species reproduces sexually
B)how a species makes food through photosynthesis
C)where organisms migrate during their lives
D)the early stages of an organism's growth
7
When a bat's wing and a bird's wing are compared, similar bone structures are discovered. They are __________.
A)homologous structures
B)cast fossils
C)naturally selected
D)Homo sapiens
8
The human appendix is an example of __________.
A)an adaptation
B)gradualism
C)punctuated equilibrium
D)a vestigial structure
9
Scientists compare DNA from living organisms to identify __________.
A)natural selection
B)a fossil's location
C)geographic isolation
D)similarities between species
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