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Which of the following could be a fossil?
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a woman who lived 15,000 years ago found frozen in a glacier
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b)
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a penguin that lived 100,000 years ago found in a dry valley in Antarctica
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c) |
a wasp inside a 30 million year old block of amber
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all of the above |
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none of the above |
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| 2. |
Approximately how many species of plants, animals, and other living
things have been given scientific names and described? |
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a)
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150,000 |
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b)
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250,000 |
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c)
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1.8
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54 million |
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| 3. |
Of all of the species of plants and animals that have lived on
earth, about what percentage are still alive? |
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a)
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99% |
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b)
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74% |
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c)
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23% |
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d)
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1% |
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| 4. |
Which of the following statements is true about fossilization?
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It is a common occurrence. |
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It is more common for animals from mountains and forests than for those from deserts
and oceans. |
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c)
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Small animals with light weight, thin bones are more likely to become fossils than are
large animals with heavy, dense bones. |
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d)
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none of the above |
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| 5. |
The body of an animal is more likely to become fossilized if it:
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is buried deeply in the ground |
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is left on the surface of the ground |
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does not contain bones or other hard body parts
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d)
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all of the above are about equally likely to result in fossilization
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| 6. |
The early 20th century description of the La Chapelle-aux-Saints
Neandertal skeleton by Marcellin Boule: |
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was an accurate portrayal of a typical Neandertal man
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demonstrates the problem with describing a fossil species based on a single specimen
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was an intentional fraud |
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included a claim that the Neandertals were fully modern people with a high level of
intelligence |
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| 7. |
Which of the following statements is true?
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a)
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The bones of living animals normally contain both organic molecules and inorganic
minerals. |
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The fossil record for all continents is now equally well understood.
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c)
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Ground water percolating down through the soil is usually a hindrance to the
mineralization of buried bone. |
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d)
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none of the above |
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| 8. |
When researchers examine two fossil skeletons and
conclude that
they must come from different species because they look slightly different from each
other, they most likely are taking a _________________ approach.
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a)
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typological |
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b)
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paleontological |
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c)
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populational |
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d)
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pathological |
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| 9. |
Which of the following can be learned about a species from studying
their fossilized skeletons? |
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a)
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growth patterns |
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b)
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life expectancy |
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c)
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medical pathologies |
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d)
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all of the above |
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| 10. |
A paleospecies is most often defined from the fossil record based
on: |
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a)
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the reproduction of fertile offspring |
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b)
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DNA comparisons |
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c)
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morphology |
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d)
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all of the above |
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| 11. |
The study of early forms of humans and their primate ancestors is:
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a)
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paleontology |
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permafrost |
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c)
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paleoanthropology |
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d)
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taphonomy |
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| 12. |
Which of the following statements is true of the fossil record?
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a)
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Our interpretation of the fossil record has been biased.
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The data for paleoanthropology come mainly from human genetics.
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Amber is a form of mineralized bone. |
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d)
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The skeleton from La Chapelle-aux-Saints was from a typical young, healthy Neandertal
man. |
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e)
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all of the above |
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