ch.18&19 test Flashcards

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1
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how old is earth

A

4.6 billion years

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2
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what do fossils show

A

structure, environment, and lifestyle of an organism

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3
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sedimentary rock

A

what most fossils are found in

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4
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index fossils

A

common fossils that determine rock

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5
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relative dating

A

deeper the fossil, the older it is

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6
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radiometric dating

A

use of isotopes

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7
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what did linnaeus do

A

come up w the classification system

binomial nomenclature

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8
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taxa

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each level of classification

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9
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three domains

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bacteria
archaea
eukarya

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10
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what does eukarya consist of

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protists, plants, fungi, and animals

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11
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phylogenetic

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evolutionary relationships

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12
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node

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shows common ancestors

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