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BioBeyond Unit 4 Written in Stone Exam Questions and Answers image 1 - ANSWER shellfish on top of the soil image 2 - ANSWER the shell buried three lays down image 3 - ANSWER full box of soil with the shell in the layers image 4 - ANSWER shell sticking out of the soil Description 1 - ANSWER An Ammonite(a shellfish with a spiral-shaped shell) dies and falls to the bottom of the sea where it is covered by sediments. Description 2 - ANSWER ...

What is fossil? - Answer-Remains of an ancient organism or its activity What kinds of rocks are fossils found in? - Answer-Sedimentary rocks What help determine the absolute and relative ages of rocks? - Answer-Fossils What provides clues to past geologic events, climates, and evolution of living things? - Answer-Fossils What are an indicator of an area's ancient environmental conditions and climates? - Answer-Fossils Why do fossils not form in igneous rocks? - Answer-Igneous roc...

image 1 shellfish on top of the soil image 2 the shell buried three lays down image 3 full box of soil with the shell in the layers image 4 shell sticking out of the soil Description 1 An Ammonite(a shellfish with a spiral-shaped shell) dies and falls to the bottom of the sea where it is covered by sediments. Description 2 More sediment covers and squeezes the shell. It may undergo mineralization or other processes that make it more stone like. Des...

What is paleontology? -Paleontology is the study of the history of life and its meaning. It is a four-dimensional science (three spatial dimensions plus time) -Paleontology is an eclectic field that draws on many other disciplines, including, but not limited to geology, developmental biology, physics, and chemistry -Paleontologists focus on extinct organisms but we also study extant (present day) ones too What are fossils? -Fossils are preserved remains of organisms from the remote pa...

Acanthostega correct answer: 360 MYA, first amphibian/ tetrapod had gills, tail fin, labryinthodont teeth, free digits Arthodires correct answer: 20 ft long, jawed fish, big ass fish, top predator but very slow Amino acids correct answer: proteins of life Agnatha correct answer: chordate jawless fish Lobefin fishes correct answer: more complex, has little paddle like bones; includes lung fish, coelacanth, osteolepiforms. Gave rise to amphibians DNA correct answer: nucleic ac...

LUOA Earth Science Final Exam Questions and Answers Graded A What is coprolite? fossilized animal poop Which of the following are considered trace fossils? (Choose 3) imprints, trails, and tracks An example of an index fossil would be _______________. (Choose 2) trilobite and ammonite A hollow space left behind after the organism completely disintegrates is called an(n) ______. mold Which of the following are considered original remains? (Select all that apply) cast organism stuck in tree sa...

Nicholas Steno Answer This man became a catholic bishop, challenged the tear theory, and is known as the Father of Stratigraphy Law of Original Horizontality Answer This principle states sediments are deposited under the influence of gravity as nearly horizontal beds. Law of Superposition Answer This principle states that top layers of rock are younger than bottom layers. Law of Faunal (Flaural) Succession Answer Sedimentary rock strata contain fossilized flora and fauna that these foss...

Bio Beyond Unit 4 Time Travelers Reading Guide Questions and Answers Graded A what are fossils? remnants of organisms body fossil fossil that is a remains of a body direct evidence of life body fossil (evidence) trace fossil impression the organisms left in a rock (not the organism itself) indirect evidence trace fossil (evidence) fossil that shows that something was left behind during the organism's daily life indirect evidence, proof that organism existed something produced biologically...

Fossils Science Olympiad Latest Update Graded A+ Conditions required for a plant or an animal to become fossilized Hard body parts (bones, teeth, shells) - soft body parts will not fossilise, but may leave behind trace evidence (e.g. imprints) -Preservation of remains (protection against scavenging, erosion and environmental damage) -High pressure to promote mineralisation of remains (i.e. turn hard body parts into fossilised rocks) -Anoxic (low oxygen) conditions to protect against ...

Geology 1113 Exam #2 Questions With Answers Match the relative dating principles with the correct definition: Superposition The oldest is on the bottom, the youngest on top A mammoth frozen in the Arctic tundra of Siberia would be an example of which type of fossilization? Mummification The fossil record is biased toward preserving organisms with hard parts. True In cast and mold fossilization, the cast is the hollow space in the rock that subsequently becomes filled with mine...