Question 1

The Tertiary period spans from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  4.5 million to 60,000 years ago 
B)  65 billion to 54.8 million years ago 
C)  5.43 billion to 45 million years ago 
D)  248 million to 6.5 million years ago 
A)  4.5 million to 60,000 years ago 
B)  65 billion to 54.8 million years ago 
C)  5.43 billion to 45 million years ago 
D)  248 million to 6.5 million years ago

Question 2

A high ? 18oxygen/16oxygen ratio in the shells of marine animals indicates __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  colder temperatures and lower sea levels 
B)  higher temperatures and lower sea levels 
C)  colder temperature sand higher sea levels 
D)  warmer temperatures and higher sea levels 
A)  colder temperatures and lower sea levels 
B)  higher temperatures and lower sea levels 
C)  colder temperature sand higher sea levels 
D)  warmer temperatures and higher sea levels

Question 3

Which of the following is an epoch of the Quaternary?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Pleistocene 
B)  the Oligocene 
C)  the Jurassic 
D)  the Cenozoic 
A)  the Pleistocene 
B)  the Oligocene 
C)  the Jurassic 
D)  the Cenozoic

Question 4

Which is most likely to be preserved by fossilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  brains 
B)  skin an internal organs 
C)  bones and teeth 
D)  hair 
A)  brains 
B)  skin an internal organs 
C)  bones and teeth 
D)  hair

Question 5

Chemical techniques of relative dating are associated with the analysis of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fluorine, uranium, and nitrogen 
B)  geomagnetic polarity 
C)  stratigraphy 
D)  all of these 
A)  fluorine, uranium, and nitrogen 
B)  geomagnetic polarity 
C)  stratigraphy 
D)  all of these

Question 6

How can the Principles associated with Lyell, Smith, Hutton, and Steno inform us about fossils. Be specific.

Accepted Answer

The principles associated with Lyell, Sm

Question 7

Which of the following states that strata are laid down parallel to the Earth's gravitational field?

Accepted Answer

A)  uniformitarianism 
B)  the principle of original horizontality 
C)  the principle of superposition 
D)  the principle of faunal succession 
A)  uniformitarianism 
B)  the principle of original horizontality 
C)  the principle of superposition 
D)  the principle of faunal succession

Question 8

Geology is best defined as the study of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the earth 
B)  fossils 
C)  what happens to remains from death to discovery 
D)  optical stimulated luminescence 
A)  the earth 
B)  fossils 
C)  what happens to remains from death to discovery 
D)  optical stimulated luminescence

Question 9

Primate evolution occurs during the Cenozoic era, or about the last __________ years.

Accepted Answer

A)  65 million 
B)  4.5 billion 
C)  45 million 
D)  6.5 billion 
A)  65 million 
B)  4.5 billion 
C)  45 million 
D)  6.5 billion

Question 10

__________ is a dating technique using comparison of fossils.

Accepted Answer

A)  lithostratigraphy 
B)  biostratigraphy 
C)  tephrostratigraphy 
D)  provenience 
A)  lithostratigraphy 
B)  biostratigraphy 
C)  tephrostratigraphy 
D)  provenience

Question 11

Mammals arose during the __________ era.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hadean 
B)  Cenozoic 
C)  Phanerozoic 
D)  Mesozoic 
A)  Hadean 
B)  Cenozoic 
C)  Phanerozoic 
D)  Mesozoic

Question 12

Radiocarbon dating is the primary technique for dating __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  volcanic deposits 
B)  organic material 
C)  obsidian 
D)  uranium decay 
A)  volcanic deposits 
B)  organic material 
C)  obsidian 
D)  uranium decay

Question 13

Most living creatures end up as fossils.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain the climatic shifts that typify the Pleistocene. How might have these conditions effected hominin evolution?

Accepted Answer

The Pleistocene epoch, which lasted from

Question 15

Studying ancient vegetation includes investigating __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  plant macrofossils 
B)  ancient pollen 
C)  phytoliths 
D)  all of these 
A)  plant macrofossils 
B)  ancient pollen 
C)  phytoliths 
D)  all of these

Question 16

__________ suggests that the natural forces operating today are also those that operated in the past.

Accepted Answer

A)  taphonomy 
B)  lithostratigraphy 
C)  uniformitarianism 
D)  the principle of faunal succession 
A)  taphonomy 
B)  lithostratigraphy 
C)  uniformitarianism 
D)  the principle of faunal succession

Question 17

Which of the following states that there are predictable sequences of fauna through strata?

Accepted Answer

A)  the principle of cross-cutting relationships 
B)  the principle of original horizontality 
C)  the principle of superposition 
D)  the principle of faunal succession 
A)  the principle of cross-cutting relationships 
B)  the principle of original horizontality 
C)  the principle of superposition 
D)  the principle of faunal succession

Question 18

Strata are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  layers of rock 
B)  trace fossils 
C)  petrified remains of organisms 
D)  none of these 
A)  layers of rock 
B)  trace fossils 
C)  petrified remains of organisms 
D)  none of these

Question 19

What are the periods of the Mesozoic?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous 
B)  the Tertiary and Quaternary 
C)  the Precambrian and Phanerozoic 
D)  the Paleozoic, Cenozoic, and Jurassic 
A)  the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous 
B)  the Tertiary and Quaternary 
C)  the Precambrian and Phanerozoic 
D)  the Paleozoic, Cenozoic, and Jurassic

Question 20

Who is associated with the principle of faunal succession?

Accepted Answer

A)  Steno 
B)  Lyell 
C)  Smith 
D)  Hutton 
A)  Steno 
B)  Lyell 
C)  Smith 
D)  Hutton

The Tertiary period spans from __________.

A high ? 18oxygen/16oxygen ratio in the shells of marine animals indicates __________.

Which of the following is an epoch of the Quaternary?

Which is most likely to be preserved by fossilization?

Chemical techniques of relative dating are associated with the analysis of __________.

How can the Principles associated with Lyell, Smith, Hutton, and Steno inform us about fossils. Be specific.

Which of the following states that strata are laid down parallel to the Earth's gravitational field?

Geology is best defined as the study of __________.

Primate evolution occurs during the Cenozoic era, or about the last __________ years.

__________ is a dating technique using comparison of fossils.

Mammals arose during the __________ era.

Radiocarbon dating is the primary technique for dating __________.

Most living creatures end up as fossils.

Explain the climatic shifts that typify the Pleistocene. How might have these conditions effected hominin evolution?

Studying ancient vegetation includes investigating __________.

__________ suggests that the natural forces operating today are also those that operated in the past.

Which of the following states that there are predictable sequences of fauna through strata?

Strata are __________.

What are the periods of the Mesozoic?

Who is associated with the principle of faunal succession?

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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Exam 8: Fossils in Geological Context

The Tertiary period spans from __________.

A high ? 18oxygen/16oxygen ratio in the shells of marine animals indicates __________.

Which of the following is an epoch of the Quaternary?

Which is most likely to be preserved by fossilization?

Chemical techniques of relative dating are associated with the analysis of __________.

How can the Principles associated with Lyell, Smith, Hutton, and Steno inform us about fossils. Be specific.

Which of the following states that strata are laid down parallel to the Earth's gravitational field?

Geology is best defined as the study of __________.

Primate evolution occurs during the Cenozoic era, or about the last __________ years.

__________ is a dating technique using comparison of fossils.

Mammals arose during the __________ era.

Radiocarbon dating is the primary technique for dating __________.

Most living creatures end up as fossils.

Explain the climatic shifts that typify the Pleistocene. How might have these conditions effected hominin evolution?

Studying ancient vegetation includes investigating __________.

__________ suggests that the natural forces operating today are also those that operated in the past.

Which of the following states that there are predictable sequences of fauna through strata?

Strata are __________.

What are the periods of the Mesozoic?

Who is associated with the principle of faunal succession?

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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