Question 1

How do dating methods help to support the theory of natural selection and biological evolution?

Accepted Answer

Both relative and absolute dating method

Question 2

How does Steno's law of superposition support relative and absolute dating methods?

Accepted Answer

Steno's law of superposition essentially

Question 3

The time it takes for 50% of an unstable isotope to decay to a stable form is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) semichron. 
B) middlemorph. 
C) demidose. 
D) half-life. 
A) semichron. 
B) middlemorph. 
C) demidose. 
D) half-life.

Question 4

During crucial periods of human evolution, the Pleistocene was characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) massive glaciation, then warm interglacials. 
B) high humidity. 
C) aridity, then humidity. 
D) glaciation, then aridity. 
A) massive glaciation, then warm interglacials. 
B) high humidity. 
C) aridity, then humidity. 
D) glaciation, then aridity.

Question 5

Fission track dating can provide dates when used on which type of material?

Accepted Answer

A) sedimentary rock 
B) shell 
C) bone 
D) igneous rock 
A) sedimentary rock 
B) shell 
C) bone 
D) igneous rock

Question 6

Eras are:

Accepted Answer

A) divisions in geologic time divided into periods and epochs. 
B) any time periods in the past. 
C) divisions of time based on cultural standards, as in "Stone Age." 
D) the time frames during which a certain fossil species existed. 
A) divisions in geologic time divided into periods and epochs. 
B) any time periods in the past. 
C) divisions of time based on cultural standards, as in "Stone Age." 
D) the time frames during which a certain fossil species existed.

Question 7

Electron spin resonance dating can provide dates when used on which type of material?

Accepted Answer

A) wood 
B) shell 
C) teeth 
D) soft tissue such as muscle 
A) wood 
B) shell 
C) teeth 
D) soft tissue such as muscle

Question 8

What is the most important variable in reconstructing ancient climate?

Accepted Answer

A) weather 
B) sea levels 
C) temperature estimated using any of several methods 
D) isotope ratios 
A) weather 
B) sea levels 
C) temperature estimated using any of several methods 
D) isotope ratios

How do dating methods help to support the theory of natural selection and biological evolution?

How does Steno's law of superposition support relative and absolute dating methods?

The time it takes for 50% of an unstable isotope to decay to a stable form is called the:

During crucial periods of human evolution, the Pleistocene was characterized by:

Fission track dating can provide dates when used on which type of material?

Eras are:

Electron spin resonance dating can provide dates when used on which type of material?

What is the most important variable in reconstructing ancient climate?

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Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: the Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: the Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

Our Last 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, and Biology

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Exam 8: Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

How do dating methods help to support the theory of natural selection and biological evolution?

How does Steno's law of superposition support relative and absolute dating methods?

The time it takes for 50% of an unstable isotope to decay to a stable form is called the:

During crucial periods of human evolution, the Pleistocene was characterized by:

Fission track dating can provide dates when used on which type of material?

Eras are:

Electron spin resonance dating can provide dates when used on which type of material?

What is the most important variable in reconstructing ancient climate?

What Is Physical Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: the Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: the Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

Our Last 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, and Biology

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