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Early Life - Evolution Unit

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the earliest lifeforms we are aware of?

a)

Microbes

b)

Sponges

c)

Eukaryotes

2.

Was Earth always a relatively Oxygen-rich place?

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

What were Earth's first photosynthesizers?

a)

Cows

b)

Sponges

c)

Cyanobacteria

d)

Trees

4.

What event occurred after the emergence of Cyanobacteria?

a)

The Great Gaseous Event

b)

The Great Oxidation Event

c)

The Ultimate Oxygen Event

d)

The Ultimate Photosynthesis Era

5.

How did Eukaryotes form?

a)

Microbes began forming organelles on their own

b)

Eukaryotes suddenly appeared

c)

Eukaryotes were always present

d)

Microbes began living inside other Microbes

6.

Specialized, cooperating cells eventually became...

a)

Microbes

b)

Prokaryotes

c)

Animals

d)

Viruses

7.

What makes sponges so unique?

a)

They were among the earliest animals

b)

They can survive in low-oxygen environments

c)

They lived all across the early Earth's lands

d)

They led to the creation of eukaryotic cells

8.

What types of evidence were used to determine the age and characteristics of ancestral organisms?

a)

Live Dissection

b)

DNA Evidence

c)

Fossil Evidence

d)

Comparative Anatomy