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AB Ch 8
Question | Answer |
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Fossils | traces of things preserved in rock |
Formation | covered in sediment and decomposes, sediment pressed together |
Cyanobacteria | prokaryotes, sunlight to make food |
Paleozoic | age of fishes, life moved onto land, “ancient life” |
Cenozoic | age of mammals, current era |
Mesozoic | age of reptiles, dinosaurs, mammals started to form |
Precambrian | life began |
Opposable thumbs | grip, all primates |
Front | facing eyes |
Primates | binocular vision, and opposable thumbs |
Hominids | earliest fossils in Africa, homo erectus |
Ozone layer | protects earth from radiation |
Mass extinctions | sudden global climate change, mark divisions in geologic time, largest |
Eras | blocks of geologic time |
Pangea | supercontinent |
Relative dating | estimate age based on where it is found |
Neanderthals | lived at the same time as homo sapiens |
Paleontologists | scientists who study life before humans |
Half | life |
Tectonic plates | continents and oceans are on top of |
Australopithecenes | similar to apes, but bigger brains |
Homo sapiens | first to create sculpture and paintings |
Scientists believe life came from simple chemicals |