This is a modified true/false formative assessment. Each statement you read will be either true (T), or false (F). If true, simple write a T, if false, write an F, followed by the word or phrase which will correct the underlined portion of the sentence. Example: The remains of once-living organisms preserved in rocks are known as igneous intrusions. Answer: F; fossils

1.The study of fossils is the science of archaeology. 2.The process whereby layers of sediments harden into rock layers is known as lithification. 3.Invertebrates are animals with an endoskeleton. 4.You can usually find fossils anywhere there are metamorphic rocks exposed at the surface. 5. The rock exposed at the surface near our school was laid down during the Cretaceous Period.

6. The best fossil collecting tools are a rock hammer and a cold chisel. 7. The first “classifier” of living things was Carlos Linnaeus. 8. Carlos Linnaeus’ system of organism classification used structure and function of organisms, like birds and bats were related, because their wing structure and function were similar. 9. Linnaeus’ system correctly placed bats in the mammal group, because they contain body hair, and they lactate.

10. Because trilobites have an exoskeleton, jointed appendages, and a body with distinct sections, they are classified as echinoderms. ***BONUS***10 Points List the 7 hierarchical divisions of taxonomy, IN ORDER from biggest group, to smallest.