WorksheetsAP Bio Ch. 23: Broad Patterns of Evolution
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins
Layers of sedimentary rock are called...
sedimats.
sedistrips.
strata.
phylum
The fossil record is biased in favor of animals who...
Lived for long periods of time.
Were morphologically unique.
Had hard shells or bones.
Lived in wet environments.
Lived in dry, undisturbed environments.
The half-life of carbon is...
57,300 years
5,730 years
6,320 years
63,200 years
Carbon-14 can be used for up to _______ years before there is too little concentration to measure.
75,000
90,000
10,000
50,000
When dating older fossils, the best way to get an accurate number is to...
use uranium or other long-lasting radioactive isotopes within the organism.
use uranium or other long-lasting radioactive isotopes in the rock layers around the organism.
use carbon-14 within the organism, as it is the best element to track.
use carbon-14 from the rock layers around the organism as it decays slower in rock.
Which eon includes the creation of the Earth?
Hadean
Archaean
Proterozoic
Phanerozoic
Which eon includes the first life forms one Earth?
Hadean
Archaean
Proterozoic
Phanerozoic
Which eon had the first eukaryotes?
Hadean
Archaean
Proterozoic
Phanerozoic
The period containing a massive explosion of biodiversity.
Cambrian
Carboniferous
Paleogene
Triassic
The era known for its lizards.
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Cenozoic
Which of the following is the proper grouping for current time?
Phanerozoic Eon, Cenozoic Era, Quarternary Period, Pleistocene Epoch
Phanerozoic Eon, Cenozoic Era, Quarternary Period, Holocene Epoch
Phanerozoic Eon, Cenozoic Era, Paleogene Period, Eocene Epoch
Phanerozoic Eon, Paleozoic Era, Permian Period, Holocene Epoch
The release of O2 into the atmosphere for the first time was the result of...
photosynthesis of prokaryotes.
photosynthesis of vascular plants.
photosynthesis of algae.
photosynthesis of symnosperms.
photosynthesis of angiosperms.
Which mass extinction occured following massive volcanic eruptions that warmed the planet, decreased oxygen in the oceans, and lead to H2S in the atmosphere.
Cambrian
Permian
Holocene
Cretaceous
Which mass extinction wiped out the dinosaurs?
Holocene
Cambrian
Permian
Cretaceous
Periods of evolutionary change in which groups of organisms form new species.
Macroevolution
Microevolution
Adaptive Radiation
Convergent Evolution
Speciation
Change in rate and time of developmental events via evolution.
Heterochromy
Homoplasy
Polyploidy
Paedomorphism
Reproductive organ growth is faster than normal organ growth.
Paedomorphism
Sexual dimorphism
Heterochromy
Homoplasy
Genes that determine where features will develop.
Paedomorphism genes
Heterochromes
Homoplasies
Homeotic genes
Exaptions are...
bone structures that evolve in function.
homologous bone structures.
analogous bone structures
vestigial bone structures.
