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RCMultiple Choice

Lab: Interdependence of Organisms — Cumulative exam

Question 25 • CA-Life Science B (High School)

In rock layers, jellyfish fossils are found lower than trilobite fossils, and trilobite fossils are found lower than ammonite fossils. What can be determined from this information?

Answer
A
Trilobites existed before jellyfish and ammonites.
B
Jellyfish existed before trilobites and ammonites.
C
Ammonites existed before trilobites and jellyfish.
D
Jellyfish, trilobites, and ammonites lived together.

Explanation

In undisturbed rock layers, lower layers are generally older than the layers above them. Since jellyfish fossils are below trilobite fossils, and trilobite fossils are below ammonite fossils, jellyfish existed first, followed by trilobites and then ammonites. Therefore, the correct choice is “Jellyfish existed before trilobites and ammonites.”

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