History Of Life Flashcards

1
Q

Fossil dating direct method

A

Kadiometric dating

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2
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Fossil dating indirect method

A

Relative dating
Paleomagnetic dating
Found comparisons

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3
Q

Relative dating

A

Rock layer below one be is working on is older

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4
Q

Absolute method

A

age cannot be determined accurately

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5
Q

Most primitive form of life

A

Bacteria/archea

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6
Q

Where to find archaebacteria

A

Hot water/marshy areas/water with high salinity

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7
Q

Animals formed from

A

Colonies of unicellular organisms

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8
Q

Before Cambrian explosion

A

Earth was trapped in the ice ages

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9
Q

Predation developed when…

A

Animals got hard protective shells

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10
Q

Define predation

A

Predator eats prey

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11
Q

Define fossils

A

Preserved remains of ancient organisms

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12
Q

Fossil types (5)

A

Body fossils
Form fossils
Mould
Trace
Unchanged

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13
Q

Unchanged

A

Insects in resin
Mummified

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14
Q

Body

A

Fossilisation of body parts

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15
Q

Form

A

Sediment around organism hardens and organism dissolves

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16
Q

Moulds

A

Cavity of form fossil filled with minerals

17
Q

Trace

A

Prints made by animals

18
Q

Transition

A

Change from one to another

19
Q

Importance of fossils

A

Trends in biodiversity
Evolutionary relationships
Science

20
Q

Prosimians

A

Lemurs and bush babies

21
Q

Anthropoids

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Big apes, chimpanzee, humans