Question 1

Differentiate between absolute and relative dating techniques, giving one example of each.

Accepted Answer

Relative dating consists of techniques f

Question 2

Paleosols and fauna in the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia show that the earliest hominins lived in ________ settings.

Accepted Answer

A)  wooded 
B)  unwooded grassland 
C)  marshy 
D)  desert 
A)  wooded 
B)  unwooded grassland 
C)  marshy 
D)  desert

Question 3

Cultural dating can be used to date

Accepted Answer

A)  ceramics. 
B)  bones and teeth. 
C)  shells. 
D)  trilobite evolution. 
A)  ceramics. 
B)  bones and teeth. 
C)  shells. 
D)  trilobite evolution.

Question 4

How do dating methods support the theory of natural selection and biological evolution?

Accepted Answer

Both relative and absolute dating method

Question 5

Most of the early hominin fossils discovered in Africa come from the eastern and southern parts of the continent.Why is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hominin groups lived in these areas and nowhere else. 
B)  Only these areas were conducive to sustaining life. 
C)  These areas provided better preservation. 
D)  Many villagers in these areas gather fossils to sell. 
A)  Hominin groups lived in these areas and nowhere else. 
B)  Only these areas were conducive to sustaining life. 
C)  These areas provided better preservation. 
D)  Many villagers in these areas gather fossils to sell.

Question 6

Paleontologists find a fossil ape with long arms.What type of environment can they infer it inhabited?

Accepted Answer

A)  savanna 
B)  woodland 
C)  grassland 
D)  swamp 
A)  savanna 
B)  woodland 
C)  grassland 
D)  swamp

Question 7

Studies of temperatures during the Cenozoic era suggest that temperatures have ________ over time.

Accepted Answer

A)  steadily increased 
B)  steadily decreased 
C)  fluctuated, sometimes greatly, 
D)  stayed basically the same 
A)  steadily increased 
B)  steadily decreased 
C)  fluctuated, sometimes greatly, 
D)  stayed basically the same

Question 8

An index fossil is

Accepted Answer

A)  a fossil found in a particular site. 
B)  the ideal specimen of that species to which all later descriptions must refer. 
C)  a fossil used to categorize a stratigraphic layer. 
D)  the type specimen of a species. 
A)  a fossil found in a particular site. 
B)  the ideal specimen of that species to which all later descriptions must refer. 
C)  a fossil used to categorize a stratigraphic layer. 
D)  the type specimen of a species.

Question 9

Which of the following sedimentary environments is MOST likely to destroy bone and thus contain few if any fossils?

Accepted Answer

A)  a limestone cave filling rapidly with sediment in a semiarid region 
B)  acidic sediment with plenty of groundwater 
C)  slowly accumulating sediment so bones remain on the surface for a long time 
D)  rapidly deposited neutral (not acidic or basic) sediment such as in a rift valley 
A)  a limestone cave filling rapidly with sediment in a semiarid region 
B)  acidic sediment with plenty of groundwater 
C)  slowly accumulating sediment so bones remain on the surface for a long time 
D)  rapidly deposited neutral (not acidic or basic) sediment such as in a rift valley

Question 10

Taphonomy is the study of

Accepted Answer

A)  human cultural remains. 
B)  human genetics. 
C)  the processes that affect an organism's remains after death. 
D)  the processes that affect a living organism through life. 
A)  human cultural remains. 
B)  human genetics. 
C)  the processes that affect an organism's remains after death. 
D)  the processes that affect a living organism through life.

Question 11

Some of the best information on climate history over the last several million years is based on the study of

Accepted Answer

A)  amino acids. 
B)  foraminifera. 
C)  radioisotopes. 
D)  dendrochronology. 
A)  amino acids. 
B)  foraminifera. 
C)  radioisotopes. 
D)  dendrochronology.

Differentiate between absolute and relative dating techniques, giving one example of each.

Paleosols and fauna in the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia show that the earliest hominins lived in ________ settings.

Cultural dating can be used to date

How do dating methods support the theory of natural selection and biological evolution?

Most of the early hominin fossils discovered in Africa come from the eastern and southern parts of the continent.Why is this?

Paleontologists find a fossil ape with long arms.What type of environment can they infer it inhabited?

Studies of temperatures during the Cenozoic era suggest that temperatures have ________ over time.

An index fossil is

Which of the following sedimentary environments is MOST likely to destroy bone and thus contain few if any fossils?

Taphonomy is the study of

Some of the best information on climate history over the last several million years is based on the study of

What Is Biological Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: the Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

The Past 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, Biology

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Exam 8: Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Differentiate between absolute and relative dating techniques, giving one example of each.

Paleosols and fauna in the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia show that the earliest hominins lived in ________ settings.

Cultural dating can be used to date

How do dating methods support the theory of natural selection and biological evolution?

Most of the early hominin fossils discovered in Africa come from the eastern and southern parts of the continent.Why is this?

Paleontologists find a fossil ape with long arms.What type of environment can they infer it inhabited?

Studies of temperatures during the Cenozoic era suggest that temperatures have ________ over time.

An index fossil is

Which of the following sedimentary environments is MOST likely to destroy bone and thus contain few if any fossils?

Taphonomy is the study of

Some of the best information on climate history over the last several million years is based on the study of

What Is Biological Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: the Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

The Past 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, Biology

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