Test Bank Solution Manual for GEOL 109 (Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2024)
What is geology - Answers Study of the earth
What is physical geology - Answers The study of Earth's materials, changes of the Earth's surface and
interior of the Earth, and the forces that cause those changes.
what is historical geology - Answers study of the origin of Earth and its development through time
radiometric dating is a method of absoulte dating T or F? - Answers true
paleogeography - Answers the ancient geographic setting of an area
which of these major evolutionary trend observed in horses during the Cenozoic - Answers reduction in
numbers of digits
organism most closely related to animals - Answers slime molds
gradualistic changes were observed in the fossil record in welsh trilobites, but what features of the
trilobites was used to track this change? - Answers number of ribs
the process are triple junction associated with? - Answers rifitng
which of these are formed from unconfined flows? - Answers alluvial fan
which of the following are kingdoms? - Answers Animalia, Fungi
place these oceanic environments from closest to land to furthest from land - Answers continental shelf,
continental slope, continental rise, abyssal plain
Where does phylum land? - Answers under kindgdom, above class
what phylum did cephlapods belong to - Answers mollusca
Why do modern reefs only exist in shallow water - Answers algal symbionts need sunlight to
photosynthesize
which group of animals did darwin make his most important observations about - Answers tortoises,
finches
many archeobacteria are extremophiles T or F? - Answers true
natural selection always leads to an increase in speed, size, or strength and never a reduction T or F? -
Answers false
what is favoured by modern paleobiology? - Answers extinction is largely caused by random,
unpredictable accidents (bad luck)
, which minerals are silicates - Answers quartz, feldspar
which mass extinction occured during paleozoic? - Answers late Devonian, End Ordovician, End Permian
which group of islands was the most significant stop on Darwins voyage? - Answers Galapagos
living fossils make poor index fossils T or F? - Answers true
What does sorting refer to when discussing sedimentary rocks? - Answers a measure of similarity in
grain size
which part of a dinosaur is most likely to fossilize - Answers tooth
which ancient continent was instrumental in early understanding of continental drift? - Answers
Gondwana
where is crust thinnest - Answers mid ocean ranges
modes of sediment transport in rivers - Answers rolling, dissolved load, saltation, suspended load
what is an ophiolite? - Answers a remnant of oceanic crust accereted to the overlying continental crust
during subduction
which phases of the moon lead to highest tides? - Answers new moon, full moon
artificial selection was only used by animal and plant breeders after the discovery of natural selection by
darwin T or F? - Answers false
apparent polar wander occurs because of the movement of tectonic plates T or F? - Answers true
what kind of delta is the Mississippi delta - Answers birds foot
what method of fossilization does the following sentence describe? "2D preservation of outlines and
surface features - Answers impressions
are conifers angiospems or gymnosperms - Answers gymnosperms
What does the expression "ontogeny reflects [recapitulates] phylogeny" refer to? - Answers Embryos at
comparable stages of development look more similar in more closely related species
what are seed plants - Answers Angiosperms, Gymnosperms
Which important theory was combined with ideas about evolution to produce the "modern synthesis -
Answers Theory of heredity
best describes a disconformity? - Answers A time gap in preserved strata where older and younger rocks
are parallel to one another
The end Permian mass extinction took place over approximately 1 million years - Answers false
What is geology - Answers Study of the earth
What is physical geology - Answers The study of Earth's materials, changes of the Earth's surface and
interior of the Earth, and the forces that cause those changes.
what is historical geology - Answers study of the origin of Earth and its development through time
radiometric dating is a method of absoulte dating T or F? - Answers true
paleogeography - Answers the ancient geographic setting of an area
which of these major evolutionary trend observed in horses during the Cenozoic - Answers reduction in
numbers of digits
organism most closely related to animals - Answers slime molds
gradualistic changes were observed in the fossil record in welsh trilobites, but what features of the
trilobites was used to track this change? - Answers number of ribs
the process are triple junction associated with? - Answers rifitng
which of these are formed from unconfined flows? - Answers alluvial fan
which of the following are kingdoms? - Answers Animalia, Fungi
place these oceanic environments from closest to land to furthest from land - Answers continental shelf,
continental slope, continental rise, abyssal plain
Where does phylum land? - Answers under kindgdom, above class
what phylum did cephlapods belong to - Answers mollusca
Why do modern reefs only exist in shallow water - Answers algal symbionts need sunlight to
photosynthesize
which group of animals did darwin make his most important observations about - Answers tortoises,
finches
many archeobacteria are extremophiles T or F? - Answers true
natural selection always leads to an increase in speed, size, or strength and never a reduction T or F? -
Answers false
what is favoured by modern paleobiology? - Answers extinction is largely caused by random,
unpredictable accidents (bad luck)
, which minerals are silicates - Answers quartz, feldspar
which mass extinction occured during paleozoic? - Answers late Devonian, End Ordovician, End Permian
which group of islands was the most significant stop on Darwins voyage? - Answers Galapagos
living fossils make poor index fossils T or F? - Answers true
What does sorting refer to when discussing sedimentary rocks? - Answers a measure of similarity in
grain size
which part of a dinosaur is most likely to fossilize - Answers tooth
which ancient continent was instrumental in early understanding of continental drift? - Answers
Gondwana
where is crust thinnest - Answers mid ocean ranges
modes of sediment transport in rivers - Answers rolling, dissolved load, saltation, suspended load
what is an ophiolite? - Answers a remnant of oceanic crust accereted to the overlying continental crust
during subduction
which phases of the moon lead to highest tides? - Answers new moon, full moon
artificial selection was only used by animal and plant breeders after the discovery of natural selection by
darwin T or F? - Answers false
apparent polar wander occurs because of the movement of tectonic plates T or F? - Answers true
what kind of delta is the Mississippi delta - Answers birds foot
what method of fossilization does the following sentence describe? "2D preservation of outlines and
surface features - Answers impressions
are conifers angiospems or gymnosperms - Answers gymnosperms
What does the expression "ontogeny reflects [recapitulates] phylogeny" refer to? - Answers Embryos at
comparable stages of development look more similar in more closely related species
what are seed plants - Answers Angiosperms, Gymnosperms
Which important theory was combined with ideas about evolution to produce the "modern synthesis -
Answers Theory of heredity
best describes a disconformity? - Answers A time gap in preserved strata where older and younger rocks
are parallel to one another
The end Permian mass extinction took place over approximately 1 million years - Answers false
