Biogeology Mass Extinction

Define Biogeology.

• The study of living organisms.

• The study of Earth.

• The study of the organisms and the interactions between Earth.

• The study of rocks.

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A mass extinction describes what?

• The interactions between life and Earth

• How uneven distributed resources are spread out within Earth

• The processes of Earth

• A widespread rapid/gradual decrease of life on Earth

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The Great Dying was what extinction event in Earth history?

• End-Ordovician

• End-Devonian

• End-Permian

• End-Cretaceous

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The cause for the 6th extinction would be most likely from what?

• Growth of the amphibians

• Human activity

• Asteroid Impact

• Overpopulation of Mammals

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occurs when large numbers of a species die on different parts of Earth during a relatively short period of time; occurs when more than 50% of existing species go extinct within a few million years

• Cyanobacteria

• Anatomy

• Inference

• Mass extinction

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Current evidence suggests that the five mass extinctions that have occurred in our planet's past are most likely the result of...?

• Climate changes triggered by massive volcanic eruptions or large asteroid strikes

• The evolution of better species that just outcompeted vast numbers of species at a time.

• Human activities

• Increased development of more predators than prey

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What is one of the impacts of mass extinctions on biodiversity?

• Increase in the number of species

• No change in the diversity of life

• Loss of biodiversity due to the disappearance of numerous species

• Increase in the overall diversity of life on Earth

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What is a mass extinction?

• The introduction of a new species to an ecosystem

• A significant event where a large number of Earth's species become extinct in a short period of time

• A gradual decrease in biodiversity over millions of years

• The evolution of a species into a new form

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A(n) __________________occurs when many types of living things die out at the same time. 

• mass extinction

• mass exhibit

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_________ occurs when many different kinds of living things become extinct within a few million years or less.

• Evolution

• Biological Evolution

• Extinction

• Mass Extinction

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