Paleozoic Era Quiz

What does the term 'Paleozoic' mean?

• Ancient life

• New life

• Middle life

• Future life

What major event marked the beginning of the Paleozoic Era?

• The Permian-Triassic Extinction Event

• The Cambrian Explosion

• The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event

• The Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse

What was a significant outcome of the Cambrian Explosion?

• The extinction of trilobites

• The development of shells and exoskeletons

• The appearance of the first dinosaurs

• The formation of Pangea

What was the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE)?

• The formation of the first land plants

• A mass extinction event

• The appearance of the first tetrapods

• A period of rapid diversification of life

What caused the Ordovician-Silurian Extinction Event?

• The rise of jawed fish

• Volcanic activity

• A drop in marine oxygen levels and an ice age

• The formation of Pangea

What significant development occurred during the Silurian period?

• The rise of jawed fish

• The formation of the first forests

• The appearance of the first true fish

• The first land plants

Which group of fish dominated the Devonian period?

• Cephalopods

• Ostracoderms

• Placoderms

• Sharks

What was a major consequence of the Late Devonian Extinctions?

• The rise of the first insects

• The disappearance of armored placoderms

• The formation of the first land plants

• The extinction of all trilobites

What adaptation allowed amniotes to thrive during the Carboniferous period?

• The formation of dense forests

• The rise of arthropods

• The ability to lay eggs with shells

• The development of jaws

What event marked the end of the Paleozoic Era?

• The Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse

• The Cambrian Explosion

• The Permian-Triassic Extinction Event

• The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event