Development of Understanding (AQA GCSE Biology Combined Science): Quizzes
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What are fossils?
What are fossils?
Remains of living things from millions ago
What key evidence do fossils provide?
What key evidence do fossils provide?
Evidence for evolution by natural selection
Which of these is an example of a trace fossil?
Which of these is an example of a trace fossil?
Footprints in mud that hardens into rock
What hard body parts can be replaced by minerals to form fossils?
What hard body parts can be replaced by minerals to form fossils?
Bones and teeth
What conditions are needed to preserve soft tissues like muscles as fossils?
What conditions are needed to preserve soft tissues like muscles as fossils?
No oxygen, no water, low temperatures
Why were early life forms less likely to leave fossils?
Why were early life forms less likely to leave fossils?
They were soft-bodied
How can geological activity affect fossils?
How can geological activity affect fossils?
Earthquakes and eruptions destroy fossils
What does extinction mean?
What does extinction mean?
No living individuals of a species left
Which is a biological cause of extinction?
Which is a biological cause of extinction?
New predators eat all individuals
Why do we have more fossil evidence for animals with bones?
Why do we have more fossil evidence for animals with bones?
Bones preserve better than soft bodies