1. What type of rock preserves fossils? A.Organic B.Metamorphic C.Igneous D.Sedementary

2. How are new layers of rock formed? A.Beneath the mountains B.On top of the topsoil C.Beneath the ocean D.On top of the mountains

3. What are transitional fossils? A.Fossils that change over time B.Fossils that serve as a “missing link” C.Fossils that connect to other fossils D.Fossils that are really old

4. Who is Tiktaalik? A.An ancestral bird with teeth B.An ancestral elephant with a short nose C.An ancestral horse with toes D.An ancestral alligator with fins

5. The bone structures in the appendages of a human, cat, and whale have the same number of bones. What is that called? A.Homoplasious B.Homologous C.Analogous D.Related

6. Who is Archaeopteryx? A. An ancestral bird with teeth B. An ancestral elephant with a short nose C. An ancestral horse with toes D. An ancestral alligator with fins

7. What time period did humans arise? A.Mesozoic B.Holocene C.Carboniferous D.Paleozoic

8. What time period were dinosaurs prominent in? A.Cenozoic B.Paleozoic C.Mesozoic D.Holocene

9. What is extinction? A.The origin of a new species B.Coming to an end or dying out of a species C.Endangered species D.Different characteristics of a species

10. What is natural selection? A.The evolutionary history of a species B.A group of individuals with similar characteristics C.Differential reproductive success of phenotypes D.Any alteration of structure, behavior, or function that makes an organism more successful.

11. What is an adaptation? A.The evolutionary history of a species B.A group of individuals with similar characteristics C.Differential reproductive success of phenotypes D.Any alteration of structure, behavior, or function that makes an organism more successful.

12. What is a phylogeny? A.The evolutionary history of a species B.A group of individuals with similar characteristics C.Differential reproductive success of phenotypes D.Any alteration of structure, behavior, or function that makes an organism more successful.

13. What is the definition of a species? A.The evolutionary history of a species B.A group of individuals with similar characteristics C.Differential reproductive success of phenotypes D.Any alteration of structure, behavior, or function that makes an organism more successful.

14. What is biodiversity? A.The evidence of a new species evolving B.The difference in characteristics among individuals of a species C.The number and relative abundance of species in a biological community D.The dodo bird

15. What is speciation? A.The evidence of a new species evolving B.The difference in characteristics among individuals of a species C.The number and relative abundance of species in a biological community D.The dodo bird

16. What is variation? A.The evidence of a new species evolving B.The difference in characteristics among individuals of a species C.The number and relative abundance of species in a biological community D.The dodo bird

17. What is evolution? A.The change in life forms over time B.The differential reproductive success of phenotypes C.Organisms that have similar anatomical characteristics D.The dodo bird