NAPSRx Final Exam TEST WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A
LATEST 3 VERSIONS
Fossils such as _____provide evidence of past life and environmental
conditions. - CORRECT ANSWER footprints and shells
What is the importance of studying fossils? - CORRECT ANSWER To
provide information about how life and environmental conditions may
have changed.
Fossils provide evidence of------ - CORRECT ANSWER how life and
environmental conditions have changed over time
In what era did the first land plants appear? - CORRECT ANSWER
Paleozoic
Finding a fossil sample that also contained seashells would indicate
that the living organism had died near_____ - CORRECT ANSWER an
ocean
Scientists can estimate the ages of rock if they contain certain -
CORRECT ANSWER index fossils
Scientists have found large groups of fossils of marine organisms on
mountaintops. What does this tell scientists about the past? -
CORRECT ANSWER That these rocks were once below the surface of
an ocean
As the body plan of the fish progressed, the first sharks appeared
during the Silurian Period. The skeletons of these ancient fish are hard
to find in fossil form because their skeletons are composed of -
CORRECT ANSWER Cartilage
_________ explains that the topmost rock is the youngest. - CORRECT
ANSWER Superposition
,Scientists sometimes find trace fossils that are not the organism
itself, but something left behind by an organism. Coprolites are trace
fossils. They are preserved feces, or dung, from animals. What part of
an organism's life can this tell scientists about? - CORRECT ANSWER
Diet
Some scientists believe that life on Earth began about 3.5 billion years
ago. What do they base this belief on? - CORRECT ANSWER The
fossil record.
Scientists have found that the elephant shrew and the elephant share
more DNA sequences than does the elephant shrew with a rodent. This
evidence for evolution suggests to scientists that the elephant shrew
and elephant... - CORRECT ANSWER may share a common ancestor.
According to the current fossil record, scientists believe that life on
Earth began about how long ago? - CORRECT ANSWER 3.5 billion
years ago
Scientists frequently use all of the following to support the theory that
organisms change over time. - CORRECT ANSWER Similarities in
DNA, Similarities in early development, similarities in body structure
Agnathan's living relatives are thought to be the ___________ and -
________________ - CORRECT ANSWER lamprey and hagfish
When scientists analyze fossil record, they find organisms that are
similar to some organisms of today with noticeable changes. How
does this help scientists to interpret the past? - CORRECT ANSWER
It allows them to see how organisms have changed over time.
Over millions of years , animals have evolved in shape and size. The
nautiloid is one of those animals. Which is a descendant of the
nautiloid found during the Cambrian period? - CORRECT ANSWER
nautilus
, How can fossils tell us about Earth's past? - CORRECT ANSWER
Fossils give clues about environmental changes where the organism
lived, fossils can be used to date the time period of rocks and rock
layers when the organism lived, fossils can give clues of changes in
the organism's body structure over time.
For the most part, fossils give us information about the _________ of
past life forms. - CORRECT ANSWER structure
What is the shape of a planet's orbit? - CORRECT ANSWER slightly
elliptical
What materials formed the inner planets in our solar system? -
CORRECT ANSWER heavier materials, consisting of rocky and
metallic pieces
Our solar system contains many elements heavier than iron. What is
the likely origin of these elements? - CORRECT ANSWER a supernova
explosion
What is the most commonly accepted theory of solar system
formation? - CORRECT ANSWER The dust cloud theory
What is the original form of energy that is converted to the kinetic
energy in wind? - CORRECT ANSWER light energy from the sun
Which organisms converted light energy to the chemical energy stored
in fossil fuels? - CORRECT ANSWER plants
What is the form of stored energy in fossil fuels? - CORRECT ANSWER
chemical energy
Which was the original form of energy stored in fossil fuels? -
CORRECT ANSWER light energy from the sun
What process converted light energy from the sun to the chemical
energy stored in plants? - CORRECT ANSWER photosynthesis
LATEST 3 VERSIONS
Fossils such as _____provide evidence of past life and environmental
conditions. - CORRECT ANSWER footprints and shells
What is the importance of studying fossils? - CORRECT ANSWER To
provide information about how life and environmental conditions may
have changed.
Fossils provide evidence of------ - CORRECT ANSWER how life and
environmental conditions have changed over time
In what era did the first land plants appear? - CORRECT ANSWER
Paleozoic
Finding a fossil sample that also contained seashells would indicate
that the living organism had died near_____ - CORRECT ANSWER an
ocean
Scientists can estimate the ages of rock if they contain certain -
CORRECT ANSWER index fossils
Scientists have found large groups of fossils of marine organisms on
mountaintops. What does this tell scientists about the past? -
CORRECT ANSWER That these rocks were once below the surface of
an ocean
As the body plan of the fish progressed, the first sharks appeared
during the Silurian Period. The skeletons of these ancient fish are hard
to find in fossil form because their skeletons are composed of -
CORRECT ANSWER Cartilage
_________ explains that the topmost rock is the youngest. - CORRECT
ANSWER Superposition
,Scientists sometimes find trace fossils that are not the organism
itself, but something left behind by an organism. Coprolites are trace
fossils. They are preserved feces, or dung, from animals. What part of
an organism's life can this tell scientists about? - CORRECT ANSWER
Diet
Some scientists believe that life on Earth began about 3.5 billion years
ago. What do they base this belief on? - CORRECT ANSWER The
fossil record.
Scientists have found that the elephant shrew and the elephant share
more DNA sequences than does the elephant shrew with a rodent. This
evidence for evolution suggests to scientists that the elephant shrew
and elephant... - CORRECT ANSWER may share a common ancestor.
According to the current fossil record, scientists believe that life on
Earth began about how long ago? - CORRECT ANSWER 3.5 billion
years ago
Scientists frequently use all of the following to support the theory that
organisms change over time. - CORRECT ANSWER Similarities in
DNA, Similarities in early development, similarities in body structure
Agnathan's living relatives are thought to be the ___________ and -
________________ - CORRECT ANSWER lamprey and hagfish
When scientists analyze fossil record, they find organisms that are
similar to some organisms of today with noticeable changes. How
does this help scientists to interpret the past? - CORRECT ANSWER
It allows them to see how organisms have changed over time.
Over millions of years , animals have evolved in shape and size. The
nautiloid is one of those animals. Which is a descendant of the
nautiloid found during the Cambrian period? - CORRECT ANSWER
nautilus
, How can fossils tell us about Earth's past? - CORRECT ANSWER
Fossils give clues about environmental changes where the organism
lived, fossils can be used to date the time period of rocks and rock
layers when the organism lived, fossils can give clues of changes in
the organism's body structure over time.
For the most part, fossils give us information about the _________ of
past life forms. - CORRECT ANSWER structure
What is the shape of a planet's orbit? - CORRECT ANSWER slightly
elliptical
What materials formed the inner planets in our solar system? -
CORRECT ANSWER heavier materials, consisting of rocky and
metallic pieces
Our solar system contains many elements heavier than iron. What is
the likely origin of these elements? - CORRECT ANSWER a supernova
explosion
What is the most commonly accepted theory of solar system
formation? - CORRECT ANSWER The dust cloud theory
What is the original form of energy that is converted to the kinetic
energy in wind? - CORRECT ANSWER light energy from the sun
Which organisms converted light energy to the chemical energy stored
in fossil fuels? - CORRECT ANSWER plants
What is the form of stored energy in fossil fuels? - CORRECT ANSWER
chemical energy
Which was the original form of energy stored in fossil fuels? -
CORRECT ANSWER light energy from the sun
What process converted light energy from the sun to the chemical
energy stored in plants? - CORRECT ANSWER photosynthesis
