Pleistocene Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Weeks 6-7, ASM 246 Weeks 4-5 with correct answerspotential cannibalism - correct answer Cutmarks found on fossilized hominin bones from the middle Pleistocene of Bodo, Ethiopia are often used as evidence of what? relatively small cranial capacity compared to other Homo species. - correct answer One of the most surprising discoveries in the field of paleoanthropology is the species Homo floresiensis. This species is characterized by what? True - cor...

What is extinction? - The loss or death of a species What is mass extinction? - A decline in biodiversity greater than the background extinction rate What is background extinction? - Background extinction occurs when certain populations are reduced to zero because of normal environment change, emerging disease, predation pressure, or competition with another species How are mass extinctions detected and how many have been detected? - They're detected geologically, and there have been 5...

SCI 225 - Exam 2: Study GuideMilankovitch - correct answer related orbital cycles to ice ages charting the ice ages of the Pleistocene - correct answer method by which Milankovitch developed model of Earth's movement and climate change Milankovitch cycles - correct answer eccentricity, obliquity, precession heat, cold - correct answer in relation to eccentricity, _ causes change, not _ Perihelion - correct answer the moment when the Earth is the closest to the sun in its orbit Ap...

Quarternary Ice Age Answer - Most recent ice age that started 2.6 million years ago with two epochs (Pleistocene and Holocene) Loch Lomond Stadial Answer - Last glacial advance in the UK 12,000-10,000 years ago in Scottish Highlands caused by Gulf Stream cut off by Lake Agassiz Little Ice Age Answer - Between when average temperatures were 1-2C cooler, resulting in glaciers re-advancing and abandoned settlements in Iceland Eccentricity Cycle Answer - Change in Earth's orbit fr...

WIS2552 Exam 1 Questions and Answers – Latest 2023/2024 (Verified Answers) 100% Correct First fungi evolved in ordovician conifers evolved in permian chloroplasts are found only in kingdom plantae false oparin did experiments in chemical evolution dna in the nuclei in eukaryotic cells is complexed with proteins pasteur bent necks of glass flasks to prevent from reaching water bacteria stanley milller combined methane and in water ammonia endosymbiosis theory argues a relationsh...

Earth ageAbout 4.6 billion years Universe10 billion years PrecambrianFirst major era of geological time, extending from the origins of earth to about 600 m.y.a PaleozoicThe appearance of the first vertebrate species: fish and amphibians Mesozoic eraAround 245 mya. The age of dinosaurs CenozoicPeriod of extinction, our current era. Divided into 7 epochs: Epochs (discussed on page 4)There are 7 epochs: Holocene, pleistocene, pliocene, miocene, oligocene, eocene, and paleocene (in order f...

ASM 246 Weeks 6-7, ASM 246 Weeks 4-5 Arizona State University - Questions with complete solution ASM 246 Weeks 6-7, ASM 246 Weeks 4-5 potential cannibalism - correct answer Cutmarks found on fossilized hominin bones from the middle Pleistocene of Bodo, Ethiopia are often used as evidence of what? relatively small cranial capacity compared to other Homo species. - correct answer One of the most surprising discoveries in the field of paleoanthropology is the species Homo floresiensis. This...

WIS 2552 Topics 1-6/ Questions and answers, Graded A+ The ___ era is broken down into Epochs - Cenozoic The bony fish evolved in the ___ period of the Paleozoic - Ordovician Some of Pasteur's sterile water flasks are still on display today - True Conifers evolved in the ___ - Permian Bacteria like DNA is found in the ___ of eukaryotes - Mitochondria Pasteur did an experiment to show that there was no ___ - Spontaneous generation Pigment molecules are found in the ___ - Chloroplast The...

NRES 101 Midterm 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2023//2024 T/F: Species diversity increases as you approach the equator - ANSWER True What are possible reasons why more species occur near the equator - ANSWER - More time without geological disruptions (e.g., glaciers) - More niches - Climatic stability - Greater biological productivity What is speciation - ANSWER The formation of 2 species from 1 ancestral species What factors lead to speciation - ANSWER - natural selection - sexual selec...

Anthropology 101: Quiz #2 Biological anthropology - correct answer The study of primates with a goal of identifying what makes humans/primates unique using the comparative approach Ethnoprimatology - correct answer The study of the interface between humans and ape communities Many cultures have strong connections with primates Study by primate behaviors, how humans think about them, and species' interactions Common behavioral patterns - correct answer Mother-infant bond - long period o...