Geological Time Scale

The following make up the 3 periods of the mesozoic era:

• Triassic

• Jurassic

• Cretaceous

• Permian

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This period is characterized by the appearance of the first dinosaurs and the first mammals:

• Triassic

• Permian

• Devonian

• Carboniferous

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Which of the following shows the periods of the Paleozoic era, in order from oldest to youngest?

• Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian

• Carboniferous, Cambrian, Silurian, Ordovidian

• Silurian, Devonian, Permian, Ordovidian, Cambrian

• Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian

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During which era has the modern human evolved?

• Cenozoic

• Phanerozoic

• Mesozoic

• Quarternary

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Which eon encompasses all organisms prior to the Cambrian period?

• Phanerozoic

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Cambrian

Which period is known for the first reptiles, scale trees, and seed ferns?

• Carboniferous

• Permian

• Cretaceous

• Quarternary

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During which two periods were there major mass extinctions, one of which caused the extinction of over 95% of all organisms on Earth, and the other gave rise to extinction of the dinosaurs?

• Permian

• Cretaceous

• Jurassic

• Triassic

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Which is the correct order of the eras of the geological time scale, in order, from oldest to youngest?

• Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

• Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic

• Precambrian, Cambrian, Phanerozoic

• Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous

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During which period did the evolution of humans occur?

• Cenozoic

• Quarternary

• Phanerozoic

• Tertiary

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