Question 1

The mammoths went extinct due to a new predator,________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dinosaurs
B)  elephants
C)  chimpanzees
D)  humansE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Mammals belong to the kingdom ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Protista
B)  Mammalia
C)  Eukarya
D)  AnimaliaE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following scenarios would most likely result in fossilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leaves fall to the forest floor during winter.
B)  A dinosaur walks across an outcrop of sandstone.
C)  A jellyfish is buried by a submarine landslide.
D)  Plankton get washed onto the beach during a storm.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

If two animals are members of the same kingdom,how closely are they related in comparison to two animals that are members of the same genus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animals of the same kingdom are less closely related than those of the same genus.
B)  Animals of the same kingdom are more closely related than those of the same genus.
C)  There is no way to tell how closely related either are without more information.
D)  Animals of the same kingdom are not related at all.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Why do plants generally become carbonized impressions if they are preserved as fossils?

Accepted Answer

A)  because chemical reactions leave behind only the carbon
B)  because they are often decayed before fossilization
C)  because they are easily moved by winds and water
D)  because they are generally scavenged by animalsE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

How is mass extinction different from extinction?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Fossils are most often identified based on changes in their ________,which is easily recognizable,even in the field.

Accepted Answer

A)  morphology
B)  DNA
C)  domain
D)  lifestyleE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Petrified wood is a type of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  permineralized organism
B)  chemical fossil
C)  trace fossil
D)  body fossil preserved in tarE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The most general distinction among organisms is based on differences in DNA and is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  kingdom
B)  phylum
C)  domain
D)  speciesE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Fossils of ________ are known as extraordinary fossils.

Accepted Answer

A)  hard parts
B)  soft parts
C)  bones
D)  teethE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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