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Name Alexis McClutchy End-of-Lab Assignment – 10 - Recording Ocean History (2 pts) 1. List and describe two of the processes by which fossils can be formed:
If something is rapidly buried Need to be in a calm low energy environment
2. What is the difference between “phylogeny” and “morphology”?
Morphology looks at the structure and different components of an organism Phylogeny looks at the evolution of an organism
3. What is one defining characteristic of the phylum Cnidaria?
nematocysts
4. What is one difference between Mollusca-Bivalvia and Brachiopoda?
Bivalvia has two valves and the valves are mirror images Brachiopoda has two valves but they are unequal
5. Describe how one would use biostratigraphy to date rock layers: they would look at the types of fossils present and see when the organism went extinct and use index fossils to help pinpoint the time....