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What is the primary factor in determining the age of fossils found in sedimentary rock?
What is the primary factor in determining the age of fossils found in sedimentary rock?
- The location of the fossils
- The depth at which they are found (correct)
- The color of the sediment
- The type of sediment rocks
What role do minerals play in the fossilization process?
What role do minerals play in the fossilization process?
- They provide nutrients to the fossil
- They decompose the organism faster
- They replace the body’s material with hardened minerals (correct)
- They help in making the fossil visible
What are transitional fossils important for in the study of evolution?
What are transitional fossils important for in the study of evolution?
- They indicate mineral composition changes
- They provide evidence of mass extinctions
- They offer insights into evolutionary changes (correct)
- They show the extinction of species
How do fossils from newer geological layers compare to present-day organisms?
How do fossils from newer geological layers compare to present-day organisms?
What are gaps in the fossil record indicative of?
What are gaps in the fossil record indicative of?
Which factor does NOT contribute to the formation of fossils?
Which factor does NOT contribute to the formation of fossils?
What does the process of fossilization primarily begin with?
What does the process of fossilization primarily begin with?
Which type of rock is most commonly associated with fossil formation?
Which type of rock is most commonly associated with fossil formation?
What is a common ancestor in the context of evolution?
What is a common ancestor in the context of evolution?
Which type of evidence supports the theory of evolution regarding structural traits?
Which type of evidence supports the theory of evolution regarding structural traits?
How does DNA evidence support the concept of common ancestry?
How does DNA evidence support the concept of common ancestry?
What evidence is used to show how certain species changed over time?
What evidence is used to show how certain species changed over time?
Which of the following does embryology study?
Which of the following does embryology study?
What type of mammals are closely related to modern whales, as indicated by molecular evidence?
What type of mammals are closely related to modern whales, as indicated by molecular evidence?
What does structural data, DNA, developmental patterns, and fossils collectively support?
What does structural data, DNA, developmental patterns, and fossils collectively support?
What is indicated by the fossil evidence of skeletons in relation to the evolution of whales?
What is indicated by the fossil evidence of skeletons in relation to the evolution of whales?
