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WorksheetsPaleobotony & archeology
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The tendency of organisms that have favorable adaptations to their
environment to survive and become the parents of the
next generation
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A broad taxonomic category made up of related phyla;
many biologists currently recognize six kingdoms of
living organisms.
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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)
A taxonomic category that includes one or more
kingdoms.
(a)
They are microscopic, single-celled organisms
that exist in their millions, in every environment,
both inside and outside other organisms.
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WHAT ARE THE 3 DOMAINS OF LIFE
(a)
WHAT ARE THE SIX (6) DOMAINS OF LIFE?
(a)
GIVE ATLEAST 5 CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANT. EXPLAIN EACH IN JUST ONE SENTENCE.
It is the study of the biology and the evolution of plants in the
geologic past.
(a)
It is study of plant heredity and variation
(a)
It deals with the description,naming and classification of plants.
(a)
The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment.
Botany
Biology
Anatomy
Ecology
The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment.
Physics
Genetics
Chemistry
Zoology
Study of fossil spores and pollens
Paleobotany
Paleoecology
Paleosporology
Palynology
The principal of original horizontality states that ________
most rocks in the Earth's crust are layered horizontally
igneous rocks form essentially horizontal layers
metamorphic gradients are essentially horizontal before deformation
sediments are deposited as essentially horizontal layers
An undeformed sedimentary layer is __________ than the layer above and _______ than the layer below
younger ---younger
younger --- older
older --- younger
older --- older
Fossils are most common in which rock types?
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
all of these commonly contain fossils
The study of faunal succession allows ___________
matching of similarly-aged rocks from different outcrops
absolute dating of fossil-bearing strata
recognition of the kings of the beasts in past times
the study of habits of extinct mammals
Which layer is OLDER? Fault E or Intrusion D?
Fault E
Intrusion D
What geologic principle(or law) is best displayed here?
Superposition
Original horizontality
Cross-cutting relationships
Unconformities
What kind of fossil is this?
Mold Fossil
Cast Fossil
True Form Fossil
Trace Fossil
Which of the following is NOT a type of paleontology?
Paleobotany
Feline Paleontology
Invertebrate Paleontology
Micro Paleontology
What type of paleontologist would study this fossil?
Invertebrate paleontologist
Leaf paleontologist
Micro paleontologist
Paleobotanist
True or False?
A micro paleontologist can study dinosaur fossils.
True
False
If you want to study dinosaur fossils, what type of paleontology should you focus on?
Micro paleontology
Paleobotany
Vertebrate paleontology
Invertebrate paleontology
What is paleobotany?
Identifying plants from the past and its evolution
Identifying plants and animals from the past and its evolution
Identifying the fossils of prehistoric flora and fauna
Identifying the soil and bones of prehistoric organisms
Who is the one who discovered plant evolution?
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Agnes Arber
Charles Darwin
What type of fossil is that?
Resin fossil
Ice fossil
Adpression/Rock compressed fossil
Which is most likely the cause of extinction of prehistoric plants?
Lack of sunshine
Climate change
Prescence of epiphytes
Prescence of poisonous fish
Gymnosperms appeared in one of these periods.Which one is it?
study of fungi is called as .....
mycology
phycology
biolgoy
zoology
role of xylem is
transport food
transport water
transport air
none of the above
Chara is member of
xanthophyceae
rodophyceae
pheophyceae
chlorophyceae
paleobotany is study of
fossils animals
fossil plants
fossils vertebrates
all above correct
Botanical name of custard apple is
annona
annona squamosa
annona reticulata
annona indica
NBRI located in
Mumbai
pune
Lucknow
Newyork
gene is segment of
RNA
Protein
Lipid
DNA
Father of genetics is
Mendel
morgon
Mc.Carthy
Griffith
Aspergillus belongs to
Algae
Bryophyta
Fungi
pteridophyta
Which is plant hormone
Auxin
Cytokinin
GA3
all above correct
The study of the development of life on earth including the fossil remains of plants and animals.
dendrochronology
paleontology
paleobotany
archaeometry
The study of the plant remains from former geological periods.
dendrochronology
paleontology
paleobotany
archaeometry
Which of these terms is the best definition for the term seriation?
the study of the layers of earth that have been deposited over a long period of time
relative dating of artifacts
a device that locates information that is located underground
a technique that involves the coming of the growth rings of a tree
What term describes an ancient spear found at an archaeological site?
fossil
ecofact
feature
artifact
What term describes a cave that provided shelter for prehistoric people?
ecofact
artifact
fossil
feature
Which is the best definition for the term stratigraphy?
a device that locates information that is located underground
the relative dating of artifacts
the study of the layers of earth that have been deposited over a long period of time
a technique that involves the counting of the growth rings of a tree
Which is the best definition for the term marine archaeology?
the study of how artifacts and objects decay over an extended period of time
the study of underwater archaeological sites
the study of the spores and pollen of plants to recreate an environment
a process to determine the age of an object
Which of these is used to determine the age of an object?
palynology
taphonomy
radiocarbon
paleontology
In what year was the National Park Service was established?
1926
1916
1906
Which federal law gave presidents the authority to protect sites by designating them as national monuments?
Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979
1935 Historic Sites Act
Antiquities Act of 1906
Which federal law signaled a new cooperation between Indian tribes and the federal government in the excavation of archaeological sites?
Antiquities Act of 1906
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
1935 Historic Sites Act
Which act was passed to protect and preserve archaeological and historic artifacts that would be destroyed by dam construction?
Reservoir Salvage Act
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
1935 Historic Sites Act
Archaeology became rooted in the United States in what century?
17th Century
18th Century
19th Century
By law, what agency is responsible for the management of the archaeological and historical sites in the United States?
Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Park Service
Where are the Effigy Mounds located?
Mississippi
Iowa
Tennessee
How long ago were the Shiloh Indian mounds occupied?
2,500 years ago
800 years ago
500 years ago
What was the occupation of most of the Shiloh mound builders?
fisherman
hunters and gatherers
farmers
What crops, sometimes called the "Three Sisters" were the first to be successfully grown by the mound builders in Mississippi?
corn, peas, and beans
corn, squash, and apples
corn, squash, and beans
When were most of the Effigy Mounds built?
after the European contact period
during the European contact period
before the European contact period
Who were the last of the mound builders in the Mississippi River Valley?
Eastern Woodland Indians
Mississippians
Archaic Indians
What is the leading theory about the cause of the disappearance of dinosaurs?
an asteroid hit the earth 65 million years ago
an unknown disease attacked the nervous systems
a world-wide drought that lasted over 100 years
Which of these dinosaurs is often called the first bird?
Diplodocus
Allosaurus
Archaeopteryx
How do paleontologists name and classify dinosaurs?
by the shape of their hip bones, teeth, feet, and other body parts
by their size
by the location where they were found
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?
relative dating
fossilization
absolute dating
What is the structural unit of life?
Tissue
Atom
Cell
Molecule
Sunlight
Composed of various types of tissues grouped together to perform a necessary function.
Organ
Tissue
Cell
Molecule
granules
What is the vascular tissues whose main function is the conduction of organic materials such as food
Cortex
Cambium
Meristimatic Tissue
Phloem
Xylem
What is the component of the vascular tissue that functions primarily to conduct water and minerals
Xylem
Phloem
Meristematic tissue
Tissue
Cambium
What is the sub discipline that deals with the relationship between humans and plants?
Botany
Bryology
Ethnobotany
Forestry
Agronomy
Sub discipline of Botany that deals with the application of plant science to crop production.
Agronomy
Bryology
Cytology
Genetics
Morphology
Discipline of Botany that deals with forest management and related studies.
Forestry
Genetics
Bryology
Cytology
Ethnobotany
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?
Morphology
Cytology
Plant breeding
Microbiology
Genetics
Study of microorganisms. It includes the study of viruses, bacteria, microfungi, microalgae and protozoa in relation to plants.
Microbiology
Genetics
Cytology
Morphology
Dendrology
Statistical analysis of different results of biological experiments.
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Biometrics
Palynology
Pedology
What is the science dealing with the study of soils.
(a)
What is the science which deals with the study of flowering and fruiting plants.
(a)
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)
Technically green pigments usually located in plastids; they absorb light and are involved in photosynthesis.
(a)
These are flowering plants with one cotyledon or seed leaf in the embryo.
(a)
What is the term for the cluster of flowers?
(a)
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)
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)
What is vascular tissues whose main function is the conduction of organic materials such as food?
(a)
Who is the Father of Botany?
(a)
