History Of Life Flashcards
Fossil dating direct method
Kadiometric dating
Fossil dating indirect method
Relative dating
Paleomagnetic dating
Found comparisons
Relative dating
Rock layer below one be is working on is older
Absolute method
age cannot be determined accurately
Most primitive form of life
Bacteria/archea
Where to find archaebacteria
Hot water/marshy areas/water with high salinity
Animals formed from
Colonies of unicellular organisms
Before Cambrian explosion
Earth was trapped in the ice ages
Predation developed when…
Animals got hard protective shells
Define predation
Predator eats prey
Define fossils
Preserved remains of ancient organisms
Fossil types (5)
Body fossils
Form fossils
Mould
Trace
Unchanged
Unchanged
Insects in resin
Mummified
Body
Fossilisation of body parts
Form
Sediment around organism hardens and organism dissolves
Moulds
Cavity of form fossil filled with minerals
Trace
Prints made by animals
Transition
Change from one to another
Importance of fossils
Trends in biodiversity
Evolutionary relationships
Science
Prosimians
Lemurs and bush babies
Anthropoids
Big apes, chimpanzee, humans