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Paleobotony & archeology

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The tendency of organisms that have favorable adaptations to their

environment to survive and become the parents of the

next generation

(a)  

2.

A broad taxonomic category made up of related phyla;

many biologists currently recognize six kingdoms of

living organisms.

(a)  

3.

A group of organism with similar structural and

functional characteristics that in nature breed only with

one another and have a close common ancestry.

(a)  

4.

A taxonomic category that includes one or more

kingdoms.

(a)  

5.

They are microscopic, single-celled organisms

that exist in their millions, in every environment,

both inside and outside other organisms.

(a)  

6.

WHAT ARE THE 3 DOMAINS OF LIFE

(a)  

7.

WHAT ARE THE SIX (6) DOMAINS OF LIFE?

(a)  

8.

GIVE ATLEAST 5 CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANT. EXPLAIN EACH IN JUST ONE SENTENCE.

4 lines
9.

It is the study of the biology and the evolution of plants in the

geologic past.

(a)  

10.

It is study of plant heredity and variation

(a)  

11.

It deals with the description,naming and classification of plants.

(a)  

12.

The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment.

a)

Botany

b)

Biology

c)

Anatomy

d)

Ecology

13.

The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment.

a)

Physics

b)

Genetics

c)

Chemistry

d)

Zoology

14.

Study of fossil spores and pollens

a)

Paleobotany

b)

Paleoecology

c)

Paleosporology

d)

Palynology

15.

The principal of original horizontality states that ________

a)

most rocks in the Earth's crust are layered horizontally

b)

igneous rocks form essentially horizontal layers

c)

metamorphic gradients are essentially horizontal before deformation

d)

sediments are deposited as essentially horizontal layers

16.

An undeformed sedimentary layer is __________ than the layer above and _______ than the layer below

a)

younger ---younger

b)

younger --- older

c)

older --- younger

d)

older --- older

17.

Fossils are most common in which rock types?

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

all of these commonly contain fossils

18.

The study of faunal succession allows ___________

a)

matching of similarly-aged rocks from different outcrops

b)

absolute dating of fossil-bearing strata

c)

recognition of the kings of the beasts in past times

d)

the study of habits of extinct mammals

19.

Which layer is OLDER? Fault E or Intrusion D?

a)

Fault E

b)

Intrusion D

20.

What geologic principle(or law) is best displayed here?

a)

Superposition

b)

Original horizontality

c)

Cross-cutting relationships

d)

Unconformities

21.

What kind of fossil is this?

a)

Mold Fossil

b)

Cast Fossil

c)

True Form Fossil

d)

Trace Fossil

22.

Which of the following is NOT a type of paleontology?

a)

Paleobotany

b)

Feline Paleontology

c)

Invertebrate Paleontology

d)

Micro Paleontology

23.

What type of paleontologist would study this fossil?

a)

Invertebrate paleontologist

b)

Leaf paleontologist

c)

Micro paleontologist

d)

Paleobotanist

24.

True or False?

A micro paleontologist can study dinosaur fossils.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

If you want to study dinosaur fossils, what type of paleontology should you focus on?

a)

Micro paleontology

b)

Paleobotany

c)

Vertebrate paleontology

d)

Invertebrate paleontology

26.

What is paleobotany?

a)

Identifying plants from the past and its evolution

b)

Identifying plants and animals from the past and its evolution

c)

Identifying the fossils of prehistoric flora and fauna

d)

Identifying the soil and bones of prehistoric organisms

27.

Who is the one who discovered plant evolution?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Agnes Arber

d)

Charles Darwin

28.

What type of fossil is that?

a)

Resin fossil

b)

Ice fossil

c)

Adpression/Rock compressed fossil

29.

Which is most likely the cause of extinction of prehistoric plants?

a)

Lack of sunshine

b)

Climate change

c)

Prescence of epiphytes

d)

Prescence of poisonous fish

30.

Gymnosperms appeared in one of these periods.Which one is it?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

study of fungi is called as .....

a)

mycology

b)

phycology

c)

biolgoy

d)

zoology

32.

role of xylem is

a)

transport food

b)

transport water

c)

transport air

d)

none of the above

33.

Chara is member of

a)

xanthophyceae

b)

rodophyceae

c)

pheophyceae

d)

chlorophyceae

34.

paleobotany is study of

a)

fossils animals

b)

fossil plants

c)

fossils vertebrates

d)

all above correct

35.

Botanical name of custard apple is

a)

annona

b)

annona squamosa

c)

annona reticulata

d)

annona indica

36.

NBRI located in

a)

Mumbai

b)

pune

c)

Lucknow

d)

Newyork

37.

gene is segment of

a)

RNA

b)

Protein

c)

Lipid

d)

DNA

38.

Father of genetics is

a)

Mendel

b)

morgon

c)

Mc.Carthy

d)

Griffith

39.

Aspergillus belongs to

a)

Algae

b)

Bryophyta

c)

Fungi

d)

pteridophyta

40.

Which is plant hormone

a)

Auxin

b)

Cytokinin

c)

GA3

d)

all above correct

41.

The study of the development of life on earth including the fossil remains of plants and animals.

a)

dendrochronology

b)

paleontology

c)

paleobotany

d)

archaeometry

42.

The study of the plant remains from former geological periods.

a)

dendrochronology

b)

paleontology

c)

paleobotany

d)

archaeometry

43.

Which of these terms is the best definition for the term seriation?

a)

the study of the layers of earth that have been deposited over a long period of time

b)

relative dating of artifacts

c)

a device that locates information that is located underground

d)

a technique that involves the coming of the growth rings of a tree

44.

What term describes an ancient spear found at an archaeological site?

a)

fossil

b)

ecofact

c)

feature

d)

artifact

45.

What term describes a cave that provided shelter for prehistoric people?

a)

ecofact

b)

artifact

c)

fossil

d)

feature

46.

Which is the best definition for the term stratigraphy?

a)

a device that locates information that is located underground

b)

the relative dating of artifacts

c)

the study of the layers of earth that have been deposited over a long period of time

d)

a technique that involves the counting of the growth rings of a tree

47.

Which is the best definition for the term marine archaeology?

a)

the study of how artifacts and objects decay over an extended period of time

b)

the study of underwater archaeological sites

c)

the study of the spores and pollen of plants to recreate an environment

d)

a process to determine the age of an object

48.

Which of these is used to determine the age of an object?

a)

palynology

b)

taphonomy

c)

radiocarbon

d)

paleontology

49.

In what year was the National Park Service was established?

a)

1926

b)

1916

c)

1906

50.

Which federal law gave presidents the authority to protect sites by designating them as national monuments?

a)

Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979

b)

1935 Historic Sites Act

c)

Antiquities Act of 1906

51.

Which federal law signaled a new cooperation between Indian tribes and the federal government in the excavation of archaeological sites?

a)

Antiquities Act of 1906

b)

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

c)

1935 Historic Sites Act

52.

Which act was passed to protect and preserve archaeological and historic artifacts that would be destroyed by dam construction?

a)

Reservoir Salvage Act

b)

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

c)

1935 Historic Sites Act

53.

Archaeology became rooted in the United States in what century?

a)

17th Century

b)

18th Century

c)

19th Century

54.

By law, what agency is responsible for the management of the archaeological and historical sites in the United States?

a)

Bureau of Land Management

b)

U.S. Department of Agriculture

c)

National Park Service

55.

Where are the Effigy Mounds located?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Iowa

c)

Tennessee

56.

How long ago were the Shiloh Indian mounds occupied?

a)

2,500 years ago

b)

800 years ago

c)

500 years ago

57.

What was the occupation of most of the Shiloh mound builders?

a)

fisherman

b)

hunters and gatherers

c)

farmers

58.

What crops, sometimes called the "Three Sisters" were the first to be successfully grown by the mound builders in Mississippi?

a)

corn, peas, and beans

b)

corn, squash, and apples

c)

corn, squash, and beans

59.

When were most of the Effigy Mounds built?

a)

after the European contact period

b)

during the European contact period

c)

before the European contact period

60.

Who were the last of the mound builders in the Mississippi River Valley?

a)

Eastern Woodland Indians

b)

Mississippians

c)

Archaic Indians

61.

What is the leading theory about the cause of the disappearance of dinosaurs?

a)

an asteroid hit the earth 65 million years ago

b)

an unknown disease attacked the nervous systems

c)

a world-wide drought that lasted over 100 years

62.

Which of these dinosaurs is often called the first bird?

a)

Diplodocus

b)

Allosaurus

c)

Archaeopteryx

63.

How do paleontologists name and classify dinosaurs?

a)

by the shape of their hip bones, teeth, feet, and other body parts

b)

by their size

c)

by the location where they were found

64.

Which of these terms can be explained by the reasoning that unless some force turned rocks over, the layer on the bottom should be older and the one on top the youngest?

a)

relative dating

b)

fossilization

c)

absolute dating

65.

What is the structural unit of life?

a)

Tissue

b)

Atom

c)

Cell

d)

Molecule

e)

Sunlight

66.

Composed of various types of tissues grouped together to perform a necessary function.

a)

Organ

b)

Tissue

c)

Cell

d)

Molecule

e)

granules

67.

What is the vascular tissues whose main function is the conduction of organic materials such as food

a)

Cortex

b)

Cambium

c)

Meristimatic Tissue

d)

Phloem

e)

Xylem

68.

What is the component of the vascular tissue that functions primarily to conduct water and minerals

a)

Xylem

b)

Phloem

c)

Meristematic tissue

d)

Tissue

e)

Cambium

69.

What is the sub discipline that deals with the relationship between humans and plants?

a)

Botany

b)

Bryology

c)

Ethnobotany

d)

Forestry

e)

Agronomy

70.

Sub discipline of Botany that deals with the application of plant science to crop production.

a)

Agronomy

b)

Bryology

c)

Cytology

d)

Genetics

e)

Morphology

71.

Discipline of Botany that deals with forest management and related studies.

a)

Forestry

b)

Genetics

c)

Bryology

d)

Cytology

e)

Ethnobotany

72.

What is the branch of Botany that deals with the ™study of heredity and variations. What are the Laws of inheritance and why the offspring resembles or differs from the parent are studied under this branch?

a)

Morphology

b)

Cytology

c)

Plant breeding

d)

Microbiology

e)

Genetics

73.

Study of microorganisms. It includes the study of viruses, bacteria, microfungi, microalgae and protozoa in relation to plants.

a)

Microbiology

b)

Genetics

c)

Cytology

d)

Morphology

e)

Dendrology

74.

Statistical analysis of different results of biological experiments.

a)

Microbiology

b)

Molecular Biology

c)

Biometrics

d)

Palynology

e)

Pedology

75.

What is the science dealing with the study of soils.

(a)  

76.

™What is the science which deals with the study of flowering and fruiting plants.

(a)  

77.

What is the study of fossil plants, plants which flourished and lived on the surface of globe several million year ago but are not living now and are found as rocks?

(a)  

78.

Technically green pigments usually located in plastids; they absorb light and are involved in photosynthesis.

(a)  

79.

These are flowering plants with one cotyledon or seed leaf in the embryo.

(a)  

80.

What is the term for the cluster of flowers?

(a)  

81.

What is the collective term for layers of dead tissues that are remnants of old non-conducting phloem, cortex and periderm which are shed off?

(a)  

82.

What is the Tern use to describe the manufacture of carbohydrate, mainly sugar, from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll utilizing light energy?

(a)  

83.

What is vascular tissues whose main function is the conduction of organic materials such as food?

(a)  

84.

Who is the Father of Botany?

(a)