Midterm 1 and two questions. Flashcards
1
Q
A bone fragment, which was collected from a layer with an age of 55 million years, is considered _______.
A
Fossil
2
Q
- Fossils that preserve the traces of feeding of a certain organism are considered _______________.
A
trace fossil
3
Q
- ______________ is the most frequent kind of fossils.
A
body fossil
4
Q
- The fossil trilobite in the image below (1) shows the _____________.
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hard body part
5
Q
- Oldest pre-scientific fossils are known from______________.
A
Egypt
6
Q
- ______________ is the first scholar who reported fossils and correctly interpreted them as vestiges of ancient life forms.
A
Xenophanes of Colophon
7
Q
- First fossils were figured in 1551 by ______________.
A
Chrisotpherous Enclelius
8
Q
- Fossil spore and pollen debris represent a topic of study in ______________.
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palynology
9
Q
- Fossil distribution in space and time is studied in this paleontology-related science.
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biostratigraphy
10
Q
- This process is not part of the clastic rock formation cycle.
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metamorphism
11
Q
- Most of the fossils in metamorphic rocks occur in __________.
A
slates
12
Q
- Fossils never occur in ___________.
A
igneous rocks
13
Q
- A fossilized bivalve consisting of pyrite was formed through ____________.
A
replacement
14
Q
- Fossils preserved through carbonization consist of a thin film of this mineral.
A
graphite
15
Q
- Dehydration is also known as _______.
A
mummification
16
Q
- The external features of a shell in the case of moldic fossilization are preserved on the __________.
A
cast
17
Q
- ______________ is the most frequent kind of preservation in the case of plants.
A
carbonization
18
Q
- Which kind of fossilization results in the formation of an empty space in the rock mass due to the fossil dissolution?
A
moldic fossilization
19
Q
- Mineral which is frequently transformed into calcite during the recrystallization.
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aragonite
20
Q
- Kind of fossilization that does not preserve the organism tri-dimensional structure.
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recrystallization
21
Q
- 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
22
Q
- ________________ is the youngest eon in the Earth history.
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phanerozoic
23
Q
- The youngest period of the Mesozoic Era is _______.
A
cretaceous
24
Q
- The oldest fossils on Earth are known from the rocks assigned to this eon.
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Archean
25
Q
- The most severe crisis in the history of life corresponds to the boundary between these periods (in stratigraphical order).
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Permian/Triassic
26
Q
- The oldest rocks on Earth are included in this eon.
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archaen
27
Q
- ____________ is the oldest period of the Paleozoic.
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Cambrian
28
Q
- _______________ is the middle period of the Cenozoic.
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Neogene
29
Q
- ________ is the fundamental level of organization of the living world in the Linnean classification.
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species
30
Q
- ___________ is the species name in Pleuropora fructicosa metameris.
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fructicosa
31
Q
- Taxonomic level situated between those of order and infraorder.
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suborder
32
Q
- The most primitive organisms are included in kingdom _____________.
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bacteria
33
Q
- Single-celled eukaryotes are included in this kingdom.
A
protista
34
Q
- The highest rate of evolutionary changes is recorded amongst the representatives of this kingdom.
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animalia
35
Q
- Stromatolites consist of the representatives of the kingdom(s) ____________.
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bacteria
36
Q
- ___________ present the most complex morphology amongst algae (plant-like protistans
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charophytes
37
Q
- ____________ represent a group of land plants transitional between ferns and gymnosperms.
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seed ferns
38
Q
- The protective structure in foraminifers is known as ___________.
A
test
39
Q
- Most of the foraminiferal species have a ___________ habitat.
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marine
40
Q
- Radiolarian habitat is best described as __________ and ___________.
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marine; planktic
41
Q
- Radiolarian skeleton consists mostly of __________.
A
organic silicia
42
Q
are the simplest representatives of the kingdom animalia that occur in the fossil record
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sponges
43
Q
group of cephalopd mollusks, ancestors of the modern squid
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belemnites
44
Q
- Organic substance frequently associated with the siliceous spicules.
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spongin
45
Q
- Modern corals are included in this group.
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hexacorals
46
Q
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47
Q
- Molluscs that have the shell consisting of one uncoiled piece.
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scaphopods
48
Q
- The earliest representatives of the echinoderm group had this kind of symmetry.
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they were asymmetrical
49
Q
- ___________ are the dominant echinoderms in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.
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sea urchins
50
Q
- Graptolite colony is referred to as _______.
A
rhabdosome
51
Q
- ___________ are the most primitive land vertebrates.
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amphibians
