Question 1

Pollen grains are

Accepted Answer

A) the tiny male reproductive bodies of flowering plants 
B) the minute particles of silica derived from the cells of plants 
C) the outermost protective layer of the skin of leaves or blades of grass 
D) fossilized unicellular algae 
E) none of the above 
A) the tiny male reproductive bodies of flowering plants 
B) the minute particles of silica derived from the cells of plants 
C) the outermost protective layer of the skin of leaves or blades of grass 
D) fossilized unicellular algae 
E) none of the above

Question 2

Experimental evidence suggests that the transition from wild to domestic plants could have been complete within

Accepted Answer

A) only one seasonal cycle 
B) the period before the last Ice Age 
C) 5,000 to 10,000 years 
D) only 20 to 200 years 
E) a matter of days 
A) only one seasonal cycle 
B) the period before the last Ice Age 
C) 5,000 to 10,000 years 
D) only 20 to 200 years 
E) a matter of days

Question 3

The only incontrovertible proof that a particular plant or animal species was actually consumed by people in the past comes from

Accepted Answer

A) traces in human stomach contents of fecal matter 
B) phytoliths from ancient pottery 
C) cut marks on animal bones or plant matter 
D) changes in the DNA of plants and animals due to domestication 
E) all of the above 
A) traces in human stomach contents of fecal matter 
B) phytoliths from ancient pottery 
C) cut marks on animal bones or plant matter 
D) changes in the DNA of plants and animals due to domestication 
E) all of the above

Question 4

Plant impressions are

Accepted Answer

A) the way that humans in the past felt or perceived their natural environment 
B) the silica cell walls of plants that remain after the rest of the plant has decayed 
C) outline or shapes of plants found in artifacts such as worked clay 
D) another name for fossil pollen 
E) devices that help separate waterlogged plant remains from soil 
A) the way that humans in the past felt or perceived their natural environment 
B) the silica cell walls of plants that remain after the rest of the plant has decayed 
C) outline or shapes of plants found in artifacts such as worked clay 
D) another name for fossil pollen 
E) devices that help separate waterlogged plant remains from soil

Pollen grains are

Experimental evidence suggests that the transition from wild to domestic plants could have been complete within

The only incontrovertible proof that a particular plant or animal species was actually consumed by people in the past comes from

Plant impressions are

The History of Archaeology

The Variety of the Evidence

Survey and Excavation of Sites and Features

Dating Methods and Chronology

Social Archaeology

Technology, Trade, and Exchange

The Bioarchaeology of People

Cognitive Archaeology

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Exam 6: Environment, Subsistence, and Diet

Pollen grains are

Experimental evidence suggests that the transition from wild to domestic plants could have been complete within

The only incontrovertible proof that a particular plant or animal species was actually consumed by people in the past comes from

Plant impressions are

The History of Archaeology

The Variety of the Evidence

Survey and Excavation of Sites and Features

Dating Methods and Chronology

Social Archaeology

Technology, Trade, and Exchange

The Bioarchaeology of People

Cognitive Archaeology

Explanation in Archaeology

Archaeology and the Public

Managing Our Heritage

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