Quiz 5.7 Paleozoic Era

A spectacular burst of new life that came at the beginning of the Paleozoic Era was called the Devonian explosion.

• True

• False

When was the Paleozoic Era?

• 245 to 100 million years ago

• 2 billion to 1 billion years ago

• 544 to 245 million years ago

• 1 billion years ago to 544 million years ago

When did Pangaea form?

• The Carboniferous Period

• The Silurian Period

• The Devonian Period

• The Permian Period

During the Cambrian Period, many different types of ocean invertebrates evolved, the first fish evolved, and plants colonized the land.

• True

• False

When did Pangaea form?

• 100-170 million

• 290-245 million

• 175-320 million

• 300-345 million

Which of the following happened during the Ordovician Period?

• Many types of invertebrates evolved

• The first fish evolved

• Plants colonized the land

• All of these

Fish with lobed fins first appeared on the Earth during the Devonian period.

• True

• False

The Permian extinction was _____.

• The smallest mass extinction

• The biggest mass extinction

• Not a mass extinction

• None of these

The word "Paleozoic" means "old life."

• True

• False

During the Cambrian Period, many types of primitive sponges evolved, as did ocean invertebrates called _______.

• trilobites

• Vascular plants

• Lizards

• Lobster