Researchers looking for fossils of the earliest life forms face many hurdles. For example, few sedimentary rocks date back more than 3 billion years. Explain why so few remaining samples of these early rocks remain.

Q: In the shale unit, you find the following fossil: What is the mode of preservation of this…

A: A Fossil is a preserved remains of an organism, its impression, or its traces. The organism when…

Q: Explain why it is difficult to use carbon-14 dating on 100-million-year-old dinosaur fossils

A: Carbon dating is a technique used for the determination of the age of an object which contains…

Q: Even though paleontologists and anthropologists are continually finding new fossils, there is still…

A: Even though paleontologists and anthropologists are continually finding new fossils, there is still…

Q: Carbon-14 dating works for fossils up to about 75,000 years old;fossils older than that contain too…

A: Radiocarbon dating is a method which will help us estimate the age of objective for carbon based…

Q: Which of the following techniques examines the decay of carbo an object? O A. Radiometric dating O…

A: For the determination of the age of living or nonliving materials the scientist usually determined…

Q: Researchers looking for fossils of the earliest life-forms face many hurdles. Explain why so few…

A: Fossils are the preserved remnants of ancient creatures or evidence of their remains. Fossils are…

Q: Cuvier's idea of catastrophe related to asteroid collisions understanding that geological change…

A: Theory of catastrophes by George's Cuvier According to this theory, fossil show that animal and…

Q: If original tissues of organisms are buried in the absence of ________ for long periods of time,…

A: Advent of Fossil:                  Fossils were the immortal remains of few parts of organisms,…

Q: Which of the following statements is incorrect in the context of fossilization? Minerals dissolved…

A: The process in which part or whole of animal or plant is being preserved in hard form is known as…

Q: What is the study of fossils called? Mention any three points how the fossils throw light on past…

A: Fossils are the naturally preserved remains or traces of animals or plants that lived in the…

Q: Which of these geologic time periods have been defined by a major extinction event? Select all that…

A: Ans. Mass extinction is the episode in which, during relatively short geological times, a large…

Q: Martian meteorites found in Antarctica were determined to possibly contain life. Scientists looked…

A: Known as ALH 84001, the Martian rock whose remains were present in meteorites contained structures…

Q: A fossil is found to contain the radioactive parent and daughter isotopes uranium 235U, and lead…

A: INTRODUCTION The determination of the relative age of a rock is predicated on the principle of…

Q: The current geological era is the ________.   Question 32 options:   Cambrian   Paleozoic…

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Q: Fossils are remains of ancient organisms found in the rocks are categorized depending on their age.…

A: The remnants and evidence of ancient species are known as fossils. The preserved remnants or traces…

Q: The Cambrian Explosion occurred due to the widespread adoption of bilateral symmetry and the…

A: INTRODUCTION The Cambrian explosion or Cambrian radiation was an occasion approximately 541 million…

Q: The greatest mass extinction episode in the history of life occurred at what boundary? (a)…

A: Mass Extinction events can be defined as those events in which half or more than half of all…

Q: COLUMN A COLUMN B COLUMN C E. Development of the anatomy of an organism to its adult form A. Fossil…

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Q: Why do scientists think that all forms of life on earthhave a common origin?

A: Primitive atmosphere was reducing rich in Hydrogen (H2) and free molecular oxygen (O2) was absent,…

Q: has been suggested that the current time should be made into a different period. In other words, it…

A: Present period is called holocene epoch. The word is formed from two Ancient Greek words. Holos is…

Q: Relative-Age Dating Absolute-Age Dating Younger 440 mya 480 mya 520 mya 545 mya Older 2. The dates…

A: Ans: C: Igneous rock layers

Q: Researchers looking for fossils of the earliest life-forms face many hurdles. For example, few…

A: To explain: The reason why only few remaining samples of these early rocks still remain on the…

Q: Which of the following is the best way to measure the age of the Earth? O Examine rocks collected in…

A: Test the rate of decay of specific elements in rock samples

Q: Most fossils are formed of the______ parts of an organism

A: The fossil means the trace of an organism is preserved in Earth's crust for years.

Q: The time of greatest evolutionary diversification in the history of life occurred during the (a)…

A: Introduction  Environment plays a major role in the diversification of organisms. For example, if we…

Q: Scientists on a fossil expedition in the Florida Everglades excavated an area with four strata…

A: Fossils are a good way to study various aspects of evolution and various genetic lineages the help…

Q: Which of the following do not provide evidence that a meteor strike was a partial cause of the…

A: About 65.5 million  years ago KT extinction event occurred which wiped off the dinosaurs from the…

Q: D Question 4 Which mass extinction led to the disappearance of the dinosaurs? O Triassic O…

A: The recurrent rise and disintegration of ice sheets and glaciers driven by the Milankovitch cycles,…

Q: Researchers looking for fossils of the earliest life forms face many hurdles. For example, few…

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Q: Which of the following is not a fossil?a. Dried-out animal bones in a layer of desert sandb. A patch…

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Q: During the Paleozoic, many life forms developed hard parts (shells/bones/etc.).  Why would it be…

A: Shelled animals, the majority of which are sea-based, come in a wide range of shapes and sizes.…

Q: Arrange these events in order of occurrence, with 1 being the earliest and 6 the most recent. First…

A: From the time earth came into existence, till now, our planet has gone through several changes.…

Q: What is our current eon ______________, era _______________, and period _______________   Age…

A: Since multiple subparts are posted so first three subparts have been answered.  The geologic time…

Q: The Cambrian Explosion occurred due to the widespread adoption of bilateral symmetry and the…

A: The Cambrian explosion is a very important event in the studies of evolution and adaptation. This…

Q: In undisturbed sedimentary rock, strata from the _ period are immediately below rocks from the…

A: Relative dating is the science of interpreting the relative order of events that occurred in the…

Q: Which mechanism of fossil formation created a replica of an organism's original form? a natural…

A: Introduction When an organism is buried via water that contains debris and minerals, in addition to…

Q: When a radio-isotope in a fossil with a half-life of 4,000 years has been reduced to 25% of its…

A: Scientists use a clock to calculate the date a rock or fossil was generated in order to ascertain…

Q: A. Crossword on Earth's Record of Life Directions: Use the clues to answer the crossword puzzle. The…

A: Fossils are preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments. Fossils…

Q: Scientists are examining the possible role of a large asteroid in the cretaceous mass extinction…

A: Introduction :  Small, airless rocky bodies revolving around the sun between the orbits of Mars and…

Q: Explain why mammal jawbones may have shifted to being a single solid bone from multiple bones.…

A: The evolution of the jaw is one of the most significant evolution in vertebrate history.

Q: at is the term for an element that decays into another O A. Sediment O B. Mesozoic O C. Radioactive…

A: This is the physical phenomenon of certain elements of emitting energy in the form of radiation.

Q: Which of the following periods is the earliest during which animals may have appeared? a. Ordovician…

A: Extinction aids the evolution of life by making way for new species. The number of species going…

Q: example. Table 10: Some Important Events in Geologic Time Era Mesozoic Period Triassic Event Eon…

A: This table is based on the time line of genetics.  Various animals and plants came into existence…

Q: What is the difference between Fossils and Trace Fossils.

A: A fossil (from the Latin word fossilis, literally 'obtained by digging') is the preserved remains,…

Q: How can fossils be used to determine the relative ages of rock layers?

A: A fossil is any preserved remains of a once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples…

Q: Using radioactive isotopes to determine the age of a fossil is known as radiometric dating. How…

A: The change in the heritable characteristics of the species across many generations is called…

Paleontology

A branch of science concerning the scientific study of life from ancient times is known as paleontology. The scientists working on paleontology are known as paleontologists. Paleontologists collect the fossils of organisms from ancient times to classify them. The paleontologists also study the environment from ancient times to study the interactions between different organisms.