Glencoe Biology

Section 1: Fossil Evidence of Change

Self-Check Quizzes

1.
A ____ is a scientist who studies fossils.
A)paleontologist
B)ecologist
C)botanist
D)zoologist
2.
Which of layer indicates a period in which large land animals appeared? (layer A is the top and layer F is the bottom)

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A)layer B
B)layer D
C)layer E
D)layer C
3.
The ____ era began with Cambrian explosion and ended with a mass extinction.
A)Cambrian
B)Paleozoic
C)Mesozoic
D)Cenozoic
4.
Which statement is not true of fossils?
A)Some bacteria can form fossils.
B)Most extinct organisms have been preserved.
C)A small percent of extinct organisms are preserved.
D)Plants can form fossils.
5.
Look at this graph indicating carbon-14 decay. What is significant about the point in which C-14 has decayed 5730 years?

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A)This is called the half-life.
B)Total decay has occurred.
C)Eighty percent decay has occurred.
D)This is called the quarter-life.
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