What Does a Sand That Is: Very Well Rounded, Well

question 73

Multiple Choice

What does a sand that is: very well rounded, well sorted, and quartz rich suggest?

• A) that it was derived from a young mountain belt with lots of granite
• B) that it had a very high velocity of transport
• C) that it has travelled a great distance in a uniform flow or has had more than one cycle of weathering, transport, and deposition.
• D) that it has travelled a short distance and hasn't had time to get contaminated

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Definitions:

Diploid

An organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number, typifying most body cells except for gametes.

Chromosomes

Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of DNA, responsible for carrying genetic information.

Sister Chromatids

Replicated forms of a chromosome joined together by a common centromere and eventually separated during cell division.

Anaphase II

A stage in meiosis II where sister chromatids are pulled apart by spindle fibers towards opposite poles of the cell.