level: Level 1
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biomarker for algae | Sterols --> have different kinds Chlorophyll |
| Biomarker for algae (unstable) | x |
| Biomarker for abundant haptophytes | x |
| Biomarker for Botryococcus (fresh water algae) | x |
| Biomarker for bacterivorous ciliates | x |
| Biomarkers for higher plants | Should have odd carbon numbers |
| Biomarkers for higher plants (gymnosperm vs. angiosperm) | x Oleanane --> biomarker for angiosperm Cadianane --> also biomarker |
| Biomarker for mangroves | Taraxerol |
| Biomarker for terretsrial input | Lignin |
| Biomarker for dinofolagellates | dinosterol |
| Biomarker for diatoms | 1,14-diols and highly branched isoprenoids |
| Biomarker for eustigmatophyte algae | 1,13 and 1,15-diols |
| Biomarker for terrestrial biomass burning | levoglucosan |