Paleozoic Era Quiz

What does the term 'Paleozoic' mean?

• Ancient life

• Middle life

• New life

• Future life

What significant event marked the beginning of the Paleozoic Era?

• The formation of Pangea

• The Cambrian Explosion

• The extinction of trilobites

• The rise of dinosaurs

What adaptation allowed animals to develop new body plans during the Cambrian period?

• Development of lungs

• Formation of shells and exoskeletons

• Warm-blooded metabolism

• Ability to fly

What was the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE)?

• A burst in diversity similar to the Cambrian Explosion

• The appearance of the first mammals

• A mass extinction event

• The formation of the first land plants

What caused the Ordovician-Silurian Extinction Event?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Meteor impact

• Ice age and drop in marine oxygen levels

• Rise in sea levels

Which period saw the first appearance of jawed fish?

• Devonian

• Silurian

• Ordovician

• Cambrian

What significant development occurred during the Devonian period?

• First appearance of dinosaurs

• First complex land ecosystems

• First mammals

• First flowering plants

What adaptation allowed amniotes to thrive in the Carboniferous period?

• Development of lungs

• Warm-blooded metabolism

• Laying eggs with shells

• Ability to fly

What was the result of the Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse?

• Increase in global temperatures

• Mass extinction of marine life

• Rise of dinosaurs

• Formation of large deserts

What event marked the end of the Paleozoic Era?

• The Permian-Triassic Extinction Event

• The Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse

• The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event

• The Cambrian Explosion