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WorksheetsPaleontology Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the largest unit of geologic time?
a)
Era
b)
Eon
c)
Periods
d)
Epochs
2.
541 Mya - 485 Mya. World is covered in oceans. This period is known for the rapid appearance of multicellular animals
a)
Ordovician
b)
Devonian
c)
Cambrian
d)
Silurian
3.
Organism lands in the right material, but dissolves away before becoming fossilized
a)
Carbonization
b)
Permineralization
c)
Mold
d)
Freezing
4.
Water carries minerals, like silica, into the bone and replaces organic material in the bone
a)
Carbonization
b)
Permineralization
c)
Mold
d)
Freezing
5.
Volatile compounds, like Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Oxygen, are removed leaving behind carbon
a)
Carbonization
b)
Permineralization
c)
Mold
d)
Freezing
6.
Can preserve skin, muscle, hair, and internal organs. Remains are thoroughly dried
a)
Carbonization
b)
Permineralization
c)
Mold
d)
Freezing
7.
Dinosaur footprints are an example of what type of fossil?
a)
Body
b)
Trace
c)
Psuedofossil
d)
Chemical
8.
Fossilized turtle shells are an example of what type of fossil?
a)
Body
b)
Trace
c)
Psuedofossil
d)
Chemical
9.
Which fossil shows the transition from dinosaurs to birds?
a)
Archaeopteryx
b)
Tiktaalik
c)
Australopithecus
d)
Cooksonia
10.
Which fossil shows the transition from life in the water to life on land?
a)
Archaeopteryx
b)
Tiktaalik
c)
Australopithecus
d)
Cooksonia
11.
What fossil gave rise to early humans?
a)
Archaeopteryx
b)
Tiktaalik
c)
Australopithecus
d)
Cooksonia
12.
When did the first mammals appear?
a)
Triassic
b)
Jurassic
c)
Cretaceous
d)
Hologene
13.
When did the first flying vertebrates appear?
a)
Triassic
b)
Jurassic
c)
Cretaceous
d)
Hologene
14.
When did the first birds appear?
a)
Triassic
b)
Jurassic
c)
Cretaceous
d)
Hologene
15.
When did the first flowering plants appear?
a)
Triassic
b)
Jurassic
c)
Cretaceous
d)
Hologene
16.
Which of the following is not evidence that supports the links between birds and dinosaurs?
a)
Feathers
b)
Similar Bone Structures
c)
Similar Eating Habits
d)
Similar lungs and heart
17.
When did primates appear?
a)
Miocene
b)
Holocene
c)
Paleogene
d)
Eocene
18.
When did hominids appear?
a)
Miocene
b)
Holocene
c)
Paleogene
d)
Eocene
19.
When did modern humans take over the world?
a)
Miocene
b)
Holocene
c)
Paleogene
d)
Eocene
20.
What was the dominant landscape during the Oligocene?
a)
Bamboo Forests
b)
Tundra
c)
Oceans
d)
Grasslands
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