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Chapter 10: Geologic Time

Geologic Time

1
Which of the following is an example of how a new species can develop in nature?
A)A scientist in a laboratory develops a new species.
B)Two different species develop in such a way that they look the same.
C)A dog breeder makes a new breed of dog that looks different from all the others.
D)A group becomes separated and they evolve until they cannot interbreed with the original population.
2
The longest section of Earth's history was __________.
A)Cenozoic Era
B)Cretaceous period
C)Precambrian time
D)Paleozoic Era
3
What types of animals dominate the Cenozoic Era?
A)mammals
B)dinosaurs
C)reptiles
D)trilobites
4
Which of the following is an example of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?
A)Insects that blend into trees survive because they are not seen, and thus not eaten, by birds.
B)Native Americans do not kill an albino animal because it is thought to be bad luck.
C)A breeder of cats specifically chooses cats to breed that have long, white fur.
D)Giraffes that stretch their necks have necks that grow longer.
5
A German shepherd and a Chihuahua look different, but they can interbreed. They are __________.
A)products of natural selection
B)proof for evolution
C)from different species
D)from the same species
6
Which of the following is NOT a description of the current view of dinosaurs?
A)cold-blooded
B)warm-blooded
C)fast-moving
D)nurturing their young
7
Why is the Precambrian fossil record so sparse?
A)Vertebrates developed then.
B)All organisms lived on land.
C)Many of the organisms had soft bodies.
D)There were no living things.
8
What occurs at the end of a geologic era?
A)a mountain-building event
B)a flood
C)a comet hitting Earth
D)an extinction
9
The Appalachian Mountains, an old mountain range, was formed during what era?
A)Paleozoic
B)Precambrian
C)Mesozoic
D)Cenozoic
10
Two organisms look alike but they do not interbreed naturally. They are __________.
A)from the same species
B)both mammals
C)from different species
D)extinct
11
What is an example of an index fossil?
A)trilobites
B)jellyfish
C)humans
D)Tyrannosaurus rex
12
What does the name trilobite mean?
A)three brains
B)three legs
C)three lobes
D)three eyes
13
What was Pangaea?
A)the original name for North America
B)a large, single landmass
C)a type of trilobite
D)a geologic era
14
How did trilobite eyes develop?
A)They developed the same way for all species.
B)They all developed without eyes.
C)They developed into many different forms over millions of years.
D)They all had complex eye structures.
15
What is NOT a characteristic of mammals?
A)warm-blooded
B)hair or fur
C)cold-blooded
D)produce milk to feed young
16
What are Ediacara life-forms?
A)alien life-forms
B)unique organisms that went extinct
C)direct ancestors of Cambrian life-forms
D)no one knows for sure
17
Order the divisions of geologic time from the longest to the shortest.
A)eons, epochs, eras, periods
B)eons, eras, periods, epochs
C)periods, epochs, eras, eons
D)epochs, periods, eras, eons
18
Where did the oxygen in Earth's atmosphere come from originally?
A)from cyanobacteria
B)from plants
C)from animals
D)from rocks
19
How can plate tectonics contribute to evolution?
A)Volcanic eruptions can cause species to become extinct.
B)The movement of plates forces some animals underground.
C)Separating plates can divide groups of a population
D)Radiation from plate tectonics can cause genetic change.
20
During the first billion years of Earth's history, ___________.
A)trilobites evolved
B)vertebrates evolved
C)there was life everywhere
D)there was no life
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