Paleozoic Era Quiz

What is the Paleozoic Era?

• An era of ancient life that lasted from 541 to 252 million years ago

• An era of old life that lasted from 541 to 252 million years ago

• An era of new life that lasted from 541 to 252 million years ago

• An era of modern life that lasted from 541 to 252 million years ago

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What is the Cambrian explosion?

• A burst of new life at the start of the Paleozoic Era

• A mass extinction event at the end of the Paleozoic Era

• A period of extreme climate and dryness during the Paleozoic Era

• A series of volcanic eruptions that led to global warming

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What major event occurred during the Ordovician Period?

• The evolution of land plants

• The mass extinction event

• The first appearance of vertebrates

• The formation of Pangaea

What major event occurred during the Carboniferous Period?

• The evolution of land plants

• The first appearance of vertebrates

• The formation of Pangaea

• The mass extinction event

What is Pangaea?

• A period of extreme climate and dryness during the Paleozoic Era

• A burst of new life at the start of the Paleozoic Era

• A mass extinction event that ended the Paleozoic Era

• A supercontinent that formed during the Permian Period

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What was the Permian extinction?

• The biggest mass extinction the world had ever seen

• A burst of new life at the start of the Paleozoic Era

• A period of extreme climate and dryness during the Paleozoic Era

• A series of volcanic eruptions that led to global warming

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What were the major events in the periods of the Paleozoic Era?

• The burst of new life and the series of volcanic eruptions

• The first appearance of vertebrates and the mass extinction event

• The formation of Pangaea and the evolution of land plants

• The Cambrian explosion and the Permian extinction

What is the significance of the Silurian Period?

• The burst of new life and the series of volcanic eruptions

• The first appearance of vertebrates and the mass extinction event

• The first seed plants evolved and forests of huge plants formed

• Corals appeared in the oceans and fish continued to evolve

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What is the significance of the Devonian Period?

• The burst of new life and the series of volcanic eruptions

• The first appearance of vertebrates and the mass extinction event

• Corals appeared in the oceans and fish continued to evolve

• The first seed plants evolved and fish with lobe fins evolved

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What is the significance of the Carboniferous Period?

• Widespread forests of huge plants formed and the first amphibians evolved

• The first seed plants evolved and fish with lobe fins evolved

• The first appearance of vertebrates and the mass extinction event

• The burst of new life and the series of volcanic eruptions

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