WorksheetsBio Ch. 14
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The earliest of the 3 geologic eras of the Phanerzoic Eon, a time of dramatic geological, climatic, and evolutionary change
a)
Era
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Paleozoic
d)
Cenozoic
2.
A scientist that studies fossils
a)
Biologist
b)
Fossil
c)
Paleozoic
d)
Paleontologist
3.
One of 3 geologic eras of the Phanerozoic Eon called the Age of Reptiles
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Paleozoic
d)
Fossil
4.
A layer of iridium-rich material between rocks of the Cretaceous period and rocks of the Paleogene period that provide evidence of a meteorite impact
a)
Plate Techtonics
b)
Radiometric Dating
c)
K-T Boundary
d)
Geologic Time Scale
5.
A model showing major geological and biological events in Earth's history
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Geologic Time Scale
c)
Relative Dating
d)
Radiometric Dating
6.
A preserved remnant or impression of an organism that lived in the past
a)
Paleontologist
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Fossil
d)
Half-Life
7.
The amount of time required for half of a radioactive isotope to decay
a)
Half-Life
b)
Radioactive Decay
c)
Paleozoic
d)
Cambrian Explosion
8.
A rapid diversification of most major animal groups during the Paleozoic era
a)
Cambrian Explosion
b)
Fossil
c)
K-T Boundry
d)
Radiometric Dating
9.
A method used to determine the age of rocks by comparing the rocks with younger and older rock layers
a)
Relative Dating
b)
Radiometric Dating
c)
Geologic Time Scale
d)
Cambrian Explosion
10.
Subdivision of an era on the geologic time scale, can last tens of millions of yrs
a)
Eon
b)
Era
c)
Periods
d)
Epochs
11.
Geologic theory that the Earth's surface is broken into several huge plates that move slowly on a partially molten rock layer
a)
Law of Superposition
b)
Plate Tectonics
c)
Theory of Biogenesis
d)
Endosymbiont Theory
12.
Cell that lacks a defined nucleus and most organelles
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotes
c)
Archaea
d)
Cyanobacteria
13.
A large division of Earth's geologic time scale that is further divided into one or more periods, can last hundreds of millions of yrs
a)
Eon
b)
Epochs
c)
Era
d)
Periods
14.
States that the oldest layers of rock are found at the bottom and the youngest layers of rock are found at the top of a formation if the rock layers have not been disturbed
a)
Law of Superposition
b)
Plate Techtonics
c)
Geologic Time Scale
d)
Theory of Biogenesis
15.
States that only living organisms can produce other living organisms
a)
Endosymbiont Theory
b)
Law of Superposition
c)
Plate Techtonics
d)
Theory of Biogenesis
16.
Smallest units of geologic time, can last several million yrs
a)
Eon
b)
Epoch
c)
Era
d)
Period
17.
Modern prokaryotes that live in extreme conditions
a)
Archaea
b)
Cyanobacteria
c)
Eukaryotic
d)
Prokaryote
18.
A cell with complex internal membranes containing membrane bound organelles
a)
Archaea
b)
Cyanobacteria
c)
Eukaryotic
d)
Prokaryote
19.
A primitive prokaryotes that eventually produced enough oxygen to support formation of ozone
a)
Archaea
b)
Cyanobacteria
c)
Eukaryotic
d)
Prokaryote
20.
Longest unit of time on the geologic time scale billions of yrs
a)
Eon
b)
Epochs
c)
Era
d)
Periods
21.
The idea life arises from nonliving things
a)
Spontaneous Generation
b)
Theory of Biogenesis
c)
Plate Teconics
d)
Endosymbiont Theory
22.
This explains that eukaryotic cells may have evolved from prokaryotic cells
a)
Spontaneous Generation
b)
Theory of Biogenesis
c)
Endosymbiont Theory
d)
Law of Superposition
23.
Scientist that works with Spontaneous Generation
a)
Louis Pasteur
b)
Francesco Redi
c)
Mendel
d)
Alfred Wegener
24.
Scientist that worked with Theory of Biogenesis
a)
Louis Pasteur
b)
Francesco Redi
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Mendel
25.
Scientist that worked with Plate Tectonics
a)
Louis Pasteur
b)
Francesco Redi
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Mendel
26.
Earth formed
a)
8 billion years ago
b)
4.6 billion years ago
c)
4.6 million years ago
d)
8 million years ago
27.
Fossils are found in what type of rock
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Geologic
d)
Igneous
28.
A method used to determine the age of rocks using the rate of decay of radioactive isotopes
a)
Relative Dating
b)
Radiometric Dating
c)
Cambrian Explosion
d)
Geologic Time Scale
29.
Which is the Eras in order (youngest to oldest)
a)
Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic
b)
Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic
c)
Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
d)
Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Mesozoic
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