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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