WorksheetsGeneral Biology 2: Evolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2mins
The branch of the science that deals with the study of fossils is known as
Geology
Paleontology
Zoology
Botany
Which of the following refers to the remnants or traces of plants and
animals preserved in strata of the earth that give evidences of their presence in the
geological past?
Fossils
Coprolites
Strata
Sedimentary rocks
Which of the following is not included in the group?
Eras
Periods
Epochs
Kingdom
A table showing the sequence of geological periods in the history of earth is called __________.
Periodic table
Geologic Time Scale
Timetable
Geological Period
Which of the following is the most recent era of time - the one that we are
currently in?
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Precambrian
Paleozoic
What was probably the first organism on Earth?
Plants
Bacteria
Alligators
Fish
Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic are all?
Epochs
Eras
Periods
Eons
How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
2020 years old
4.6 million years old
3.6 billion years old
4.6 billion years old
Generally, only the soft parts of organisms become fossils.
Yes
No
We live in the Paleocene Epoch, of the Quaternary Period, in the Cenozoic era of the Phanerozoic Eon.
Yes
No
