Midterm 1 and two questions. Flashcards
(51 cards)
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A bone fragment, which was collected from a layer with an age of 55 million years, is considered _______.
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Fossil
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- Fossils that preserve the traces of feeding of a certain organism are considered _______________.
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trace fossil
3
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- ______________ is the most frequent kind of fossils.
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body fossil
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- The fossil trilobite in the image below (1) shows the _____________.
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hard body part
5
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- Oldest pre-scientific fossils are known from______________.
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Egypt
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- ______________ is the first scholar who reported fossils and correctly interpreted them as vestiges of ancient life forms.
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Xenophanes of Colophon
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- First fossils were figured in 1551 by ______________.
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Chrisotpherous Enclelius
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- Fossil spore and pollen debris represent a topic of study in ______________.
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palynology
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- Fossil distribution in space and time is studied in this paleontology-related science.
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biostratigraphy
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- This process is not part of the clastic rock formation cycle.
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metamorphism
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- Most of the fossils in metamorphic rocks occur in __________.
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slates
12
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- Fossils never occur in ___________.
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igneous rocks
13
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- A fossilized bivalve consisting of pyrite was formed through ____________.
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replacement
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- Fossils preserved through carbonization consist of a thin film of this mineral.
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graphite
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- Dehydration is also known as _______.
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mummification
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- The external features of a shell in the case of moldic fossilization are preserved on the __________.
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cast
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- ______________ is the most frequent kind of preservation in the case of plants.
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carbonization
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- Which kind of fossilization results in the formation of an empty space in the rock mass due to the fossil dissolution?
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moldic fossilization
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- Mineral which is frequently transformed into calcite during the recrystallization.
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aragonite
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- Kind of fossilization that does not preserve the organism tri-dimensional structure.
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recrystallization
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- Principle of layer formation that postulates that at the time of formation of one layer only fluid was above it (HINT: principle given by Nicolaus Steno).
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principle of successive layer formation
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- ________________ is the youngest eon in the Earth history.
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phanerozoic
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- The youngest period of the Mesozoic Era is _______.
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cretaceous
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- The oldest fossils on Earth are known from the rocks assigned to this eon.
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Archean
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25. The most severe crisis in the history of life corresponds to the boundary between these periods (in stratigraphical order).
Permian/Triassic
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26. The oldest rocks on Earth are included in this eon.
archaen
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27. ____________ is the oldest period of the Paleozoic.
Cambrian
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28. _______________ is the middle period of the Cenozoic.
Neogene
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29. ________ is the fundamental level of organization of the living world in the Linnean classification.
species
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30. ___________ is the species name in Pleuropora fructicosa metameris.
fructicosa
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31. Taxonomic level situated between those of order and infraorder.
suborder
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32. The most primitive organisms are included in kingdom _____________.
bacteria
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33. Single-celled eukaryotes are included in this kingdom.
protista
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34. The highest rate of evolutionary changes is recorded amongst the representatives of this kingdom.
animalia
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35. Stromatolites consist of the representatives of the kingdom(s) ____________.
bacteria
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36. ___________ present the most complex morphology amongst algae (plant-like protistans
charophytes
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37. ____________ represent a group of land plants transitional between ferns and gymnosperms.
seed ferns
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38. The protective structure in foraminifers is known as ___________.
test
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39. Most of the foraminiferal species have a ___________ habitat.
marine
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40. Radiolarian habitat is best described as __________ and ___________.
marine; planktic
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41. Radiolarian skeleton consists mostly of __________.
organic silicia
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are the simplest representatives of the kingdom animalia that occur in the fossil record
sponges
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group of cephalopd mollusks, ancestors of the modern squid
belemnites
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44. Organic substance frequently associated with the siliceous spicules.
spongin
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45. Modern corals are included in this group.
hexacorals
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47. Molluscs that have the shell consisting of one uncoiled piece.
scaphopods
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48. The earliest representatives of the echinoderm group had this kind of symmetry.
they were asymmetrical
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49. ___________ are the dominant echinoderms in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.
sea urchins
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50. Graptolite colony is referred to as _______.
rhabdosome
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51. ___________ are the most primitive land vertebrates.
amphibians
