GEO SCI 109 - Study Guide exams Questions with
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QUIZ 01 - ✔✔QUIZ 01
Natural Selection + ___________= Evolution - ✔✔Genetic variation.
What is "Neo-Darwinism"? - ✔✔The combination of Darwinian evolution with
modern genetics.
What is the population genetics definition of evolution? - ✔✔Change in the gene
frequencies of a population over time.
What is one feature of the species fixity concept? - ✔✔Species never change.
How did Lamarck explain the origin of long necks in giraffes? - ✔✔They stretched to
reach leaves high up in trees and so their offspring had slightly longer necks.
- ✔✔
Darwinian evolution involves: - ✔✔Natural selection.
What evidence supports evolution instead of transformism or special creation? -
✔✔Species share common ancestors.
Lamarckian evolution involves: - ✔✔Inheritance of acquired characters.
, What evidence supports evolution instead of transformism or special creation? -
✔✔Changes in the gene frequencies of populations can be directly observed.
You find a piece of "petrified" wood. What kind of fossil preservation is this? -
✔✔Permineralization.
What is a good environmental condition for fossil preservation? - ✔✔Low-oxygen
conditions.
You find a fossil in which the original shell was dissolved away and the space was filled
in with a whole new mineral. What kind of fossil preservation is this? -
✔✔Replacement.
You are a paleontologist and would like to become a fossil. Where should your body be
placed to maximize your chances of being fossilized? - ✔✔In a deep marine setting
with little oxygen.
What is preserved during carbonization? - ✔✔Carbon film that mimics original
organic material.
What is an internal mold? - ✔✔Imprint of original fossil left on sediment inside it.
A chunk of mastodon flesh with hair still in it would be an example of: - ✔✔Original
soft part preservation.
Fossils are easier to preserve in terrestrial settings than in marine settings. - ✔✔False
Dinosaur bones are typically preserved through: - ✔✔Permineralization.
Revised Answers| Verified 100% Correct
QUIZ 01 - ✔✔QUIZ 01
Natural Selection + ___________= Evolution - ✔✔Genetic variation.
What is "Neo-Darwinism"? - ✔✔The combination of Darwinian evolution with
modern genetics.
What is the population genetics definition of evolution? - ✔✔Change in the gene
frequencies of a population over time.
What is one feature of the species fixity concept? - ✔✔Species never change.
How did Lamarck explain the origin of long necks in giraffes? - ✔✔They stretched to
reach leaves high up in trees and so their offspring had slightly longer necks.
- ✔✔
Darwinian evolution involves: - ✔✔Natural selection.
What evidence supports evolution instead of transformism or special creation? -
✔✔Species share common ancestors.
Lamarckian evolution involves: - ✔✔Inheritance of acquired characters.
, What evidence supports evolution instead of transformism or special creation? -
✔✔Changes in the gene frequencies of populations can be directly observed.
You find a piece of "petrified" wood. What kind of fossil preservation is this? -
✔✔Permineralization.
What is a good environmental condition for fossil preservation? - ✔✔Low-oxygen
conditions.
You find a fossil in which the original shell was dissolved away and the space was filled
in with a whole new mineral. What kind of fossil preservation is this? -
✔✔Replacement.
You are a paleontologist and would like to become a fossil. Where should your body be
placed to maximize your chances of being fossilized? - ✔✔In a deep marine setting
with little oxygen.
What is preserved during carbonization? - ✔✔Carbon film that mimics original
organic material.
What is an internal mold? - ✔✔Imprint of original fossil left on sediment inside it.
A chunk of mastodon flesh with hair still in it would be an example of: - ✔✔Original
soft part preservation.
Fossils are easier to preserve in terrestrial settings than in marine settings. - ✔✔False
Dinosaur bones are typically preserved through: - ✔✔Permineralization.
