Question 1

Which dating method would be most appropriate for establishing the age of a volcanic ash layer from an early hominid site in eastern Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon 14 dating 
B)  amino acid dating 
C)  potassium-argon dating 
D)  electron spin resonance dating 
A)  carbon 14 dating 
B)  amino acid dating 
C)  potassium-argon dating 
D)  electron spin resonance dating

Question 2

At a site in the American Southwest, you find only a single ceramic pot in association with an individual within a burial. You can use the pot to date the burial based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  biostratigraphic dating, because there may be animal remains inside the pot. 
B)  cultural dating, since the pot must be specific to a known culture and time period. 
C)  radiopotassium dating of the material used to make the pot. 
D)  fission track dating of the pot itself. 
A)  biostratigraphic dating, because there may be animal remains inside the pot. 
B)  cultural dating, since the pot must be specific to a known culture and time period. 
C)  radiopotassium dating of the material used to make the pot. 
D)  fission track dating of the pot itself.

Question 3

A hearth is discovered with bone fragments in it. What method might be used to date the bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  dendrochronology 
B)  electron spin resonance 
C)  fission track 
D)  amino acid method 
A)  dendrochronology 
B)  electron spin resonance 
C)  fission track 
D)  amino acid method

Question 4

What is the most important feature of climate?

Accepted Answer

A)  weather 
B)  sea levels 
C)  temperature 
D)  isotopes 
A)  weather 
B)  sea levels 
C)  temperature 
D)  isotopes

Question 5

During the Holocene artifacts like __________ began to appear.

Accepted Answer

A)  bones and teeth 
B)  ceramics 
C)  shell 
D)  wood objects 
A)  bones and teeth 
B)  ceramics 
C)  shell 
D)  wood objects

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Steno's law of superposition essentially

Question 7

Paleontologists find a fossil ape with long arms. What type of environment can they infer it inhabited?

Accepted Answer

A)  savannah 
B)  woodland 
C)  grassland 
D)  swamp 
A)  savannah 
B)  woodland 
C)  grassland 
D)  swamp

Question 8

Most of the fossils discovered in Africa come from the eastern and western parts of the continent. Why is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  More populations of species lived in these areas and nowhere else. 
B)  Only these areas were conducive to sustaining life. 
C)  These areas provided better preservation. 
D)  Many villagers gather to sell fossils in these areas only. 
A)  More populations of species lived in these areas and nowhere else. 
B)  Only these areas were conducive to sustaining life. 
C)  These areas provided better preservation. 
D)  Many villagers gather to sell fossils in these areas only.

Question 9

Eras are:

Accepted Answer

A)  divisions in geologic time divided into periods and epochs. 
B)  a fictitious time frame. 
C)  divisions of time based on cultural standards, as in "Stone Age." 
D)  representations of time frames for certain fossil species. 
A)  divisions in geologic time divided into periods and epochs. 
B)  a fictitious time frame. 
C)  divisions of time based on cultural standards, as in "Stone Age." 
D)  representations of time frames for certain fossil species.

Question 10

Fluorine dating is an example of what type of dating method?

Accepted Answer

A)  chronometric 
B)  nonrelative 
C)  chemical 
D)  genetic 
A)  chronometric 
B)  nonrelative 
C)  chemical 
D)  genetic

Question 11

Scientists can determine the type of plant consumed based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon 14. 
B)  isotopes. 
C)  index fossils. 
D)  carbon 13 and carbon 12. 
A)  carbon 14. 
B)  isotopes. 
C)  index fossils. 
D)  carbon 13 and carbon 12.

Question 12

Based on the molecular clock, geneticists believe the split between chimps and hominins occurred:

Accepted Answer

A)  10-12 mya. 
B)  8-10 mya. 
C)  6-8 mya. 
D)  4-6 mya. 
A)  10-12 mya. 
B)  8-10 mya. 
C)  6-8 mya. 
D)  4-6 mya.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Both relative and absolute dating method

Question 14

Differentiate between absolute and relative dating techniques, giving one example of each.

Accepted Answer

Relative dating consists of techniques f

Question 15

Stratigraphic correlation is:

Accepted Answer

A)  matching strata by chemical composition and color from several sites across distances. 
B)  correlating stratigraphic markers in one location. 
C)  matching stratigraphy from known sites only. 
D)  dating through the use of a chronometric method. 
A)  matching strata by chemical composition and color from several sites across distances. 
B)  correlating stratigraphic markers in one location. 
C)  matching stratigraphy from known sites only. 
D)  dating through the use of a chronometric method.

Question 16

The three eras that make up earth history are:

Accepted Answer

A)  strata, stratigraphy, and striations. 
B)  Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene. 
C)  Early, Middle, and Upper Miocene. 
D)  Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic. 
A)  strata, stratigraphy, and striations. 
B)  Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene. 
C)  Early, Middle, and Upper Miocene. 
D)  Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic.

Question 17

The study of what happens to an organism's remains after death is:

Accepted Answer

A)  archaeology. 
B)  cryptozoology. 
C)  forensic biology. 
D)  taphonomy. 
A)  archaeology. 
B)  cryptozoology. 
C)  forensic biology. 
D)  taphonomy.

Question 18

Cultural dating can be used to date:

Accepted Answer

A)  ceramics. 
B)  bones and teeth. 
C)  shells. 
D)  trilobite evolution. 
A)  ceramics. 
B)  bones and teeth. 
C)  shells. 
D)  trilobite evolution.

Question 19

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 20

Paleosols and fauna in the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia show that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the earliest hominins lived in wooded settings. 
B)  the earliest hominins lived in unwooded grassland settings. 
C)  the earliest hominins lived in marshy settings. 
D)  the earliest hominins lived in desert settings. 
A)  the earliest hominins lived in wooded settings. 
B)  the earliest hominins lived in unwooded grassland settings. 
C)  the earliest hominins lived in marshy settings. 
D)  the earliest hominins lived in desert settings.

Which dating method would be most appropriate for establishing the age of a volcanic ash layer from an early hominid site in eastern Africa?

At a site in the American Southwest, you find only a single ceramic pot in association with an individual within a burial. You can use the pot to date the burial based on:

A hearth is discovered with bone fragments in it. What method might be used to date the bone?

What is the most important feature of climate?

During the Holocene artifacts like __________ began to appear.

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

Paleontologists find a fossil ape with long arms. What type of environment can they infer it inhabited?

Most of the fossils discovered in Africa come from the eastern and western parts of the continent. Why is this?

Eras are:

Fluorine dating is an example of what type of dating method?

Scientists can determine the type of plant consumed based on:

Based on the molecular clock, geneticists believe the split between chimps and hominins occurred:

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

Differentiate between absolute and relative dating techniques, giving one example of each.

Stratigraphic correlation is:

The three eras that make up earth history are:

The study of what happens to an organism's remains after death is:

Cultural dating can be used to date:

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

Paleosols and fauna in the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia show that:

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Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

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Exam 8: Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Which dating method would be most appropriate for establishing the age of a volcanic ash layer from an early hominid site in eastern Africa?

At a site in the American Southwest, you find only a single ceramic pot in association with an individual within a burial. You can use the pot to date the burial based on:

A hearth is discovered with bone fragments in it. What method might be used to date the bone?

What is the most important feature of climate?

During the Holocene artifacts like __________ began to appear.

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

Paleontologists find a fossil ape with long arms. What type of environment can they infer it inhabited?

Most of the fossils discovered in Africa come from the eastern and western parts of the continent. Why is this?

Eras are:

Fluorine dating is an example of what type of dating method?

Scientists can determine the type of plant consumed based on:

Based on the molecular clock, geneticists believe the split between chimps and hominins occurred:

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

Differentiate between absolute and relative dating techniques, giving one example of each.

Stratigraphic correlation is:

The three eras that make up earth history are:

The study of what happens to an organism's remains after death is:

Cultural dating can be used to date:

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

Paleosols and fauna in the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia show that:

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 the Bioarchaeology of a Fundamental Transition

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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