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1
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Human-like

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Homoid

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Ape

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Pachcus

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Wisdom

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Sapien

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Lizard

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saruis

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Dino

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Terrible

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Mesozoic

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Dinosaurs

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Paleozoic

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Trilobite

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Protozoic

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Archeobacteria

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Cenozoic

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Horses

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1st horse

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Eocene

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T-rex and Raptors

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cretaceous

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12
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Pteradctyles

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Triassic

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Brontosaurus

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Jurassic

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Terror birds

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Tertiary

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15
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Largest extinction in the Permian period

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ended in the Paleozoic and brought about the rise of the dinosaurs

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2nd largest extinction in the Ordovician

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Ended the time of the first body forms and gave rise to move current body forms

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3rd largest extinction that ends in the Cretaceous period

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K-T extinction and wipes out dinosaurs

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Eocene- Oliogene extinction

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Brings about modern mammals and changes involving a horse

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19
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put these in the correct order as they showed up on earth

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  1. Trilobites
  2. Sail backs
  3. Pterodactyls
  4. T-Rex
  5. Terror birds
  6. Horse
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20
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“Cave man”

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Neanderthual

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21
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“Lucy”

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Australopithecus

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22
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Most advanced of the prehistoric man

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cro-magnon

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Todays man

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Homo sapien

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24
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Most primitive mammals- lay eggs

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Monotreme

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25
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Ancient bird

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Archeaopteryx

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Flying reptile

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Pteradttyl

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27
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standing upright

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Primiate

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28
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“Locness monster”

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Pleslosarus

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29
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which was co-involved with insects

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Angiosperm

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30
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Horse

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Equus

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Upright

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Erectus

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Alike

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Omo

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Southern

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Austallio

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Handyman

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Habllis

35
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Oldest mountains

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  1. Appalachian mountains
  2. Rocky Mountains
  3. Himalayas
    4.Alps
36
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How did the first organism obtain energy?

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Photosynthesis

37
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Stromatolites are fossils of what

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Blue-Green Alge

38
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Earth forms

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4.6 Billion years ago

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Archeobacteria existed

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3.5 Billion years ago

40
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Eukaryotes form

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1 Billion years ago

41
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sun and solar system

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5 Billon years ago

42
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oldest rocks on earth

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3.9 Billion years ago

43
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where did oceans start out

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Fresh water

44
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when bacteria-like organisms were absorbed by other parykotes

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they become mitochondria

45
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The study of fossils

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paleontology

46
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a first organic substance found in primordial soup

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Amino acid

47
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which of these substances breaks down organic substances which causes aging

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oxygen

48
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which type of relative dating is the most common when studying human fossils

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carbon- 14

49
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C, H, O

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Carbohydrates and fats

50
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C, H, O, N

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Protein

51
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C, H, O, N, P

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Nucleic acid and ATPs

52
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C, H, O, N, P, Mg

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Chlorphyll

53
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Leaving imprints on clay or mud

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Mold

54
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fills with sediment of water

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Cast

55
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fossils of known age are compared to other organisms to help determine how old the organism is

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Index fossils

56
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film of carbon left behind

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imprints

57
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Fish

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devo

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early

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proteo

59
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Acient

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archeo

60
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first

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Paleo

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earth

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geo

62
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Coal formation

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Pennsylvania

63
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greatest extinction on earth

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permanin

64
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first vascular plants

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siluran

65
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fern forest

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Mississppian

66
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population boom of multicellular organisms form

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Cambrian

67
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Type of lobed fish that as one time was thought to be extinct

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Coelacanth

68
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Ancester of early land plants

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Crinods

69
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Ancestor of horseshoe crab

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trilobite

70
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Ancestor of chambered nautilus

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Ammonite

71
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Ancestor of reptiles

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Tetrapods

72
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Fish in order

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  1. Jawless fish
  2. cartilage fish
  3. Bony fish
  4. Lobe fish
  5. Lung fish
  6. Amphibians
73
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Dur

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Skin

74
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Osio

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Bone

75
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Put these in order as they go

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1.Archeobaceria
2.blue green alge
3. Criniods
4. Moss
5. Ferns
6. Ginkgo trees

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