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The History of Life
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Biology
9th Grade
02/05/2011

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Paleontologists
Definition
Scientists who study fossils
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Fossil Record
Definition
Evidence of history of life and how organisms change over time.
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Relative Dating
Definition
Estamated fossil age by comparing them to index fossils.
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Index Fossils
Definition
Distinct fossils used to compare relative ages.
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Radioactive Dating
Definition
Calculates actual age using half-life.
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Half life
Definition
Time it takes for 1/2 radioactive matter to decompose.
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Geologic Time Scale
Definition

Divisions of evoloution time

B. Earths Early History

1. Early atomosphere was toxic

A. Miller and Urey exp suggested how org. mol. formed

2. Life began in two steps

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1st Protenoid Microspheres
Definition
Tiny organism bubbles resemble cells.
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2nd Proteinoid Microspheres
Definition
Evolution of RNA and DNA
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Endosymbiotic Theory
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Euk. Cells formed from colonial prok.
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