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geological timescale and humans

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

traces or imprints of living things that died a long time ago and are preserved by geological processes in rock

a)

fossils

b)

relative datin

c)

absolute dating

d)

geological timescale

e)

mass extinction

2.

When more than 50% of species over a period of time die, it is called ________________

a)

extinction

b)

relative datin

c)

absolute dating

d)

geological timescale

e)

mass extinction

3.

if the last member of the species dies it is called

a)

extinction

b)

relative datin

c)

absolute dating

d)

geological timescale

e)

mass extinction

4.

It is the calendar scientists use to outline the history of life on Earth, It is organized in chronological order with all the fossils of past life on earth.

a)

extinction

b)

relative datin

c)

absolute dating

d)

geological timescale

e)

mass extinction

5.

Analyzing the age of remains of organic matter through the decaying of carbon atoms.

a)

extinction

b)

relative datin

c)

absolute dating

d)

geological timescale

e)

mass extinction

6.

The atmosphere was made of gases such as water, carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

a)

precambrian times

b)

paleozic era

c)

cenozoic era

d)

mesozoic era

7.

Eukaryotes, which are more complex than prokaryotes, evolved about 1 billion years ago

a)

precambrian times

b)

paleozic era

c)

cenozoic era

d)

mesozoic era

8.

Sponges, corals, snails, clams, squids and trilobites appeared in this era

a)

precambrian times

b)

paleozic era

c)

cenozoic era

d)

mesozoic era

9.

By the end of this era, forests of giant ferns, club mosses, horse tails and conifers covered much of the earth.

a)

precambrian times

b)

paleozic era

c)

cenozoic era

d)

mesozoic era

10.

It began 251 million years ago and ended about 65million years ago.

a)

precambrian times

b)

paleozic era

c)

cenozoic era

d)

mesozoic era

11.

Dinosaurs dominated this era for about 150 million years

a)

precambrian times

b)

paleozic era

c)

cenozoic era

d)

mesozoic era

12.

The first birds appeared in this era

a)

precambrian times

b)

paleozic era

c)

cenozoic era

d)

mesozoic era

13.

Flowering plants appeared in this era.

a)

precambrian times

b)

paleozic era

c)

cenozoic era

d)

mesozoic era

14.

Many kinds of mamals, birs, insects and flowering plants appeared.

a)

precambrian times

b)

paleozic era

c)

cenozoic era

d)

mesozoic era

15.

You are in this era

a)

precambrian times

b)

paleozic era

c)

cenozoic era

d)

mesozoic era

16.

It is a group of mammals that includes humans, apes, mokeys and lemurs.

a)

primates

b)

hominids

c)

New hominids

d)

recent hominids

17.

Homo Neantherthalensis

Homo Sapiens

belong to

a)

primates

b)

hominids

c)

New hominids

d)

recent hominids

18.

Homo habilis and Homo Erectus

belong to

a)

primates

b)

hominids

c)

New hominids

d)

recent hominids

19.

It is a smaller family within the primates characterized by bipedalism, long lower limbs and lack of tail

a)

primates

b)

hominids

c)

New hominids

d)

recent hominids