BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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Chapter 13, Problem 2MCQ
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Fossils are the imprints or the remains of the organisms that existed in an earlier geological period. These records help in understanding the evolution of life on Earth. Carbon dating is used for estimating the age of the fossils.
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1. Fossils are remains of ancient organisms found in the rocks are categorized depending on their age. How do researchers determine the fossil’s actual age?
a. absolute dating
b. relative dating
c. structural dating
d. precise age datin
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Scientists find an artifact next to an index fossil. What can they conclude about the unknown age of the artifact?
a
The artifact is older than the index fossil.
b
The artifact is younger than the index fossil.
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The artifact is approximately the same age as the index fossil.
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The artifact's age is not related to that of the index fossil.
The Upper Paleolithic / Later Stone Age includes____
that are characterized by____.
a. Mode Ill tools; mostly blade tools that are very specialized
b. Mode VI tools; very specialized ground stone tools
c. Mode V tools; very organized production techniques used with hafting
d. Mode IV tools; very diverse and specialized blade tools
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BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
Ch. 13.1 - What is the geologic timescale?Ch. 13.1 - What types of information provide the clues that...Ch. 13.2 - Why is the fossil record useful, even if it doesnt...Ch. 13.2 - Distinguish between relative and absolute dating...Ch. 13.2 - How does radiometric dating work?Ch. 13.3 - Prob. 1MCCh. 13.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 13.4 - Prob. 1MCCh. 13.4 - Prob. 2MCCh. 13.4 - Prob. 3MC
Ch. 13.5 - How does the study of embryonic development reveal...Ch. 13.5 - Prob. 2MCCh. 13.6 - How does analysis of DNA and proteins support...Ch. 13.6 - Prob. 2MCCh. 13 - Why is the fossil record incomplete? a. Because...Ch. 13 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 13 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 13 - The study of biogeography is most concerned with...Ch. 13 - Octopuses and cuttlefish are mollusks that have a...Ch. 13 - Ground beetles have useless hindwings. In related...Ch. 13 - Scorpions occupy every continent except...Ch. 13 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 13 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 13 - Which of the following would be most useful for...Ch. 13 - Prob. 1WIOCh. 13 - Prob. 2WIOCh. 13 - Why are transitional fossils especially useful for...Ch. 13 - Prob. 4WIOCh. 13 - Index fossils represent organisms that were...Ch. 13 - Prob. 6WIOCh. 13 - Prob. 7WIOCh. 13 - How did the discovery of Wallaces line demonstrate...Ch. 13 - Why is it important for evolutionary biologists to...Ch. 13 - Suppose that plants in the San Francisco Bay area...Ch. 13 - Many species look similar as embryos. What causes...Ch. 13 - Give examples of how the field of evolutionary...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13WIOCh. 13 - Prob. 14WIOCh. 13 - Prob. 15WIOCh. 13 - Prob. 16WIOCh. 13 - Genetic anthropology combines the study of DNA...Ch. 13 - Review Burning Question 13.13, which explains why...Ch. 13 - Review the Survey the Landscape figure in the...Ch. 13 - Write a phrase to connect fossils and biogeography...Ch. 13 - Add the following terms to this concept map:...Ch. 13 - Provide an example of ach line of evidence for...
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