Mass Extinctions and Their Impact

What is this a fossil of?

• Snail

• Ammonite

• Reptile

• Ram's horn

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How many different Mass Extinctions occurred on Earth?

• None

• 5

• 14

• 1

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What organisms also became extinct with the dinosaurs in the Cretaceous? Select both

• Ammonites

• Many flowering plants

• birds

• ocean life

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Which animals were most affected in the late Devonian Extinction?

• Life in the shallow seas

• Birds

• Bugs

• Dinosaurs

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Which extinction is known as "The Great Dying"?

• The Permian

• The Devonian

• Ordocovian

• The Rock Band Extinction

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True or False? Many scientists think that an asteroid caused the dinosaurs to go extinct.

• True

• False

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What has helped species evolve?

• Mass Extinctions

• Microbes

• Helping Helpers

• Humans

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How have mass extinctions helped evolution moved along? Select 3

• By taking out larger animals, lowering the competition for food

• Different environments helped mammals diversify

• Smaller animals had less predators

• The extinctions didn't help evolution

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How long ago was the last mass extinction?

• 65 million years ago

• 200 million years ago

• 1 year ago

• 20 years ago

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What is one species of animal from early earth that survived the mass extinctions and we now see today?

• Birds

• Dogs

• Cats

• Humans

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