The Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Eras

What dominated the Paleozoic Era regarding plate movement?

• The Paleozoic Era was dominated by continental collisions as Pangaea began to assemble.

• The Paleozoic Era was dominated by the breakup of Pangaea.

• The Paleozoic Era was dominated by the impact from space that would eventually cause the dinosaurs to go extinct.

• The Paleozoic Era was dominated by the dwarf planet impact that would form the Moon.

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The EARLY Paleozoic Era was known as:

• the Cambrian Explosion of lifeforms.

• the Age of Reptiles.

• the Precambrian Eon.

• the KT event.

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The MIDDLE Paleozoic Era was known as the Age of:

• Fishes.

• Flowering Plants.

• Birds..

• Aquarius.

Early amphibians evolved specifically from:

• lobe-finned fishes.

• small birds.

• invertebrates.

• stromatolites.

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Life in the early Paleozoic was restricted to the seas and consisted of all of the following groups EXCEPT:

• Eels.

• Trilobites.

• Cephalopods.

• Sponges.

• Corals.

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Which of the following DID NOT occur during the Paleozoic Era?

• Small mammals came out of their burrows to find that the dinosaurs were gone.

• The first appearance of life-forms with hard parts such as shells.

• Insects and plants moved onto land.

• Large tropical swamps in the Pennsylvanian period became the major coal deposits of today.

A mass extinction at the close of the Paleozoic Era destroyed ______ of all vertebrate species on land.

• 70%

• 30%

• 50%

• 10%

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The supercontinent of Pangaea existed during part of the the Mesozoic era.

• True

• False

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Pangaea is not the only supercontinent in Earth's history. Two examples of other supercontinents include:

• Laurasia and Gondwana.

• Persia and Malaysia.

• Triton and Euphorica.

• Atlantis and Gondor.

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Which of the following is correct regarding the Andes, Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains?

• They were formed during the Mesozoic Era when the westward-moving North and South American plates began to override the Pacific plate.

• They were formed during the Paleozoic Era when the Indian subcontinent subducted under the Eurasian plate.

• They were formed during the Cenozoic Era when the Mid-Pacific hotspot also formed the Hawaiian Islands.

• They were formed during the Precambrian Eon when the northward-moving African plate began to override the Eurasian plate.

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