Extinctions

What is a mass extinction?

• When all the species in a particular area on earth suddenly go extinct
• When multiple species from all over the earth suddenly go extinct 
• When one species goes extinct due to habitat changes
• When all life on earth is wiped out 

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During which geologic era did trilobites, mosses and ferns first appear in the fossil record?

• Paleozoic
• Mesozoic
• Cenozoic
• Precambrian

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What event marks the end of each geologic area?

• 1 million years
• burst of new life forms
• mass extinction
• ice age

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At the end of the Mesozoic Era there was a mass extinction.  Which of the following is attributed as being the main cause?

• asteroid or comet impact
• major volcanic eruption
• earthquakes
• climatic changes

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The Florida panther is a large cat related to lions. Panthers eat deer, rodents, and farmers' livestock. Panthers once lived in Tennessee. Which of these most likely caused panthers to disappear from Tennessee?

• Panthers in Tennessee were unable to reproduce.
• People hunted panthers and destroyed their habitats.
• Natural predators killed and ate all the panthers in Tennessee.
• Panthers in Tennessee ran out of food. 

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Humans are causing extiction in which ways?

• By over hunting animals for food or products.
• By destroying the natural habitat of species.
• By polluting the environments of the world.
• All of the above.

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Which of the following was a natural factor that caused extinctions? 

• Over harvesting
• Changes in the oxygen levels
• Pollution
• Habitat destruction

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What will most likely happen to a species of fish if all the female fish are caught?

• The male fish will move away.
• The male fish will build homes to raise their young.
• The species will not survive.
• The young fish will starve.

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Adelie penguins live in large groups in Antarctica. They lay their eggs in dry, rocky areas. These areas can be flooded when snow melts. According to the text, which of these is the greatest threat to Adelie penguins?

• new predators moving into the area
• competition from other Adelie penguins
• rising temperatures in the penguins' habitat
• people polluting and building in the penguins' habitat

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Which of the following species is extinct?

• woolly mammoth
• giant panda
• bald eagle
• green sea turtle

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