Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the Universe

Section 3: The Late Paleozoic

The Late Paleozoic

1
Reptiles evolved from amphibians and developed __________.
A)a jaw with fewer teeth
B)better vision
C)an amniotic egg
D)a more-developed hip-bone
2
What is an organic reef?
A)a large pile of fish bones primarily deposited during the Devonian
B)a mass extinction event
C)an assemblage of the Paleozoic fauna
D)a structure made of the calcium carbonate skeletons from once-living organisms
3
What kind of margins was Laurentia surrounded by during the Cambrian Period?
A)active margins
B)passive margins
C)transform margins
D)orogenic margins
4
Which fossil shown in the figure would be most likely found in shale deposits?
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A)Bolivia marginata multicostata
B)Valvulineri californica
C)Hanzawaia boueana
D)Bolivina granti
5
What type of deposits formed behind the Great Permian Reef?
A)conglomerates
B)cyclothems
C)evaporites
D)coal
6
What supercontinent is shown in the figure?
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A)Pangaea
B)Gondwana
C)Laurentia
D)Rodinia
7
A __________ is a distinct set of sediments that are eroded from major mountains chains.
A)symmetrical ripple
B)meandering deposit
C)cut bank
D)clastic wedge
8
What is one possible reason for the mass extinction during the late Devonian?
A)sea-level rise
B)global warming
C)tectonics
D)global cooling
9
According to the figure, fossils found on the east coast of South America would be similar to fossils found where?
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A)the east coast of Africa
B)Australia
C)the west coast of Africa
D)the west coast of South America
10
What type of marine organisms became dominate during the Mississippian?
A)crinoids
B)fish
C)trilobites
D)brachiopods
11
What type of deposit is the Pennsylvanian Period known for?
A)conglomerate
B)coal
C)shale
D)copper
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