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How would a variety of forams found in different layers of sediment help a geologist find oil?
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There presence indicates organic material which is likely to have been changed in to oil.
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Will the offspring be different from the parent forams?
it is different
How are the forams different from their relative?
it will eventually go trough mitosis itself.
How are forams different from their relative?
it will eventually go trough mitosis itself.
How are forams different from amoebas?
Amoebas do not grow any hard calcareous shells while Foraminifera do.
How do forams move?
pseudopodia
What is most likely to have a well-preserved fossil record?
Forams
Thread-like pseudopods that can perform phagocytosis are generally characteristic of which group?
Radiolarians and Forams
Why are foraminifera found near oil deposits?
Foraminifera are found everywhere in marine environments. The forams found near oil deposits are different because they have parasites attached. Oil companies look for an environment that has more than 2% frequency of parasitized forams as a sign there may be an oil deposit. Their test, shell, also forms differently in environments with more oil which is another sign.
What is the definition of limestone?
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate. Most limestone is composed of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.
How abundant are plankton?
The most abundant zooplankton are copepods and krill, which are tiny crustaceans. They are the most numerous animals on Earth.
To which phylum do amoebas foraminiferans and heliozoans belong?
Amoebas and forams are protozoans with pseudopodia. i learned this last year when i was in 8th grade
How big are forams founds in the stones of Egyptian pyramids?
The Egyptian pyramids are made of stones filled with circle like foram tests. They are easy to spot since they are big as a dime.
