Life and Geologic Time Answers

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Changes in the environment result in ____.

A
geologic eras
B
physical changes in species
C
plate tectonic changes
D
all of the above
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____ is a process by which organisms with characteristics suited to the environment will survive and reproduce.

A
Natural selection
B
Artificial selection
C
Evolution
D
Organic evolution
3

Scientists used major changes in life forms in the fossil record to form the geologic time scale.

A
T
B
F
4

The division of Earth’s history into smaller units makes up the ____.

A
eras
B
geologic time scale
C
periods
D
sequence of events
5

____ on the geologic time scale are marked by major, striking, and worldwide changes in the type of fossils present.

A
Eras
B
Periods
C
Epochs
D
all of the above
6

The longest subdivision in geologic time is a(n) ____.

A
epoch
B
period
C
century
D
eon
7

Which trilobite characteristic did not change through time?

A
shape of eyes
B
3-lobed body
C
number of body segments
D
number of spines
8

Geologic time is divided into units based upon types of ____.

A
sedimentary rocks
B
climatic changes
C
organisms
D
igneous rocks
9

Plate tectonics may affect organic evolution because movement of plates may cause a change in ____.

A
natural selection
B
the environment
C
Pangaea
D
the geologic time scale
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Changes in the trilobite exoskeleton can be attributed to ____.

A
changing environments
B
competition for survival
C
inter-species mating
D
both a and b

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