Lesson 1

Fill in the blanks

1__________________are the preserved remains or evidence of
once-living organisms.

2. __________________ is the type of fossil formation when the

remains of an organism get buried in mud, wet sand, or other
sediments under a body of water, the molecules that formed the
remains get replaced by minerals in the water.

3. The preserved evidence of the activity of an organism, such as

its tracks, is called a _______________________.

4. In_________________________ scientists determine the relative

order in which rock layers were deposited.

5. ____________________________ is more precise than

relative-age dating and involves radioactive isotopes that decay
to become stable isotopes over time.
 Lesson 1
TRUE or FALSE
Instruction: Please COLOR the right answer.

1. The geologic time scale is a chart that divides Earth’s history

into different time units.

TRUE FALSE

2. Earth’s history is divided into three eons.

TRUE FALSE

3. Earth’s most recent eon—the Phanerozoic eon—is subdivided

into three eras.

TRUE FALSE

4. A Mass Extinction occurs when living organisms reproduce

constantly.
TRUE FALSE

5. Extinctions can occur if the environment changes quickly; for

example, as the result of a meteorite impact.

TRUE FALSE
 Lesson 2
Multiple Choice
Instruction: Please COLOR the right answer

1. A person who studies plants and animals by observing them.

A. Mineralogist
B. Naturalist
C. Topographer

2. A slight difference in an inherited trait of individual members of a

species.
A. Alleles
B. Meiosis
C.Variation

3. It is the resemblance of one species to another species.

A. Mimicry
B. Gene
C. Translation

4. It is the breeding of organisims for desired characteristics.

A General Breeding
B. X-Men Breeding
C. Selective Breeding.

5. It is an adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its

environment.

A. Camouflage
B. Colonialism
C. Polygenic Inheritance.
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Complete Answer
Answer the following questions COMPLETELY
1. What is Morphology?

2. What are Homologous Structures?

3. What is Comparative Anatomy?

4. What are Vestigial Structures?

5. Please write 2 examples of Vestigial Structures.