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History Of Life On Earth

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is an era known as the age of dinosaurs.

(a)  

2.

It refers to the age of recent life or age of mammals

(a)  

3.

It is the remnant of any ancient animal or plant that has been peeserved in rock.

(a)  

4.

It refers to the eon wherein we can find the Mesozoic,Paleozoic and Cenozoic era.

(a)  

5.

It refers to the eon which came before the Phanerozoic eon.

(a)  

6.

The Carbon-14 method of radiometric dating is used mainly for dating things that lived within the last 50,000 years.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The process of identifying the age of fossils by using radioactive materials is called relative dating.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

All fossils can be called as index fossils.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

When did the first birds appear?

a)

Cambrian

b)

Permian

c)

Triassic

d)

Jurassic

10.

During which periods did the first land plants, vertebrates, and insects appear?

a)

Triassic

b)

Silurian

c)

Cambrian

d)

Devonian

11.

Mammals are a dominant group in which era?

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Precambrian

12.

The dinosaurs and reptiles were dominant in which Era?

a)

Precambrian

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Cenozoic

13.

During what period did this organism live?

a)

cretaceous

b)

permian

c)

devonian

d)

silurian

14.

To which GROUP of organisms does this organism belong?

a)

corals

b)

gastropods

c)

trilobites

d)

dinosaurs

15.

To which GROUP of organisms does this organism belong?

a)

nautiloids

b)

gastropods

c)

trilobites

d)

corals

16.

During which geologic period did the earliest insects appear?

(a)  

17.

The Cambrian Explosion refers to

a)

the sudden appearance of many different types of lifeforms in the fossil record

b)

another name for the "Big Bang"

c)

a volcanic eruption in Eastern Europe

18.

Earth is _______ years old

a)

3 billion

b)

4.6 billion

c)

4.6 million

d)

567 million

19.

Which is the longest time period in the geologic time scale

a)

Period

b)

Epoch

c)

Era

d)

Eon

20.

What are the four eras in order from oldest to youngest?

a)

Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

b)

Precambrian, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic

c)

Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian

d)

Mesozoic, Precambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic

21.

What era are we currently in?

a)

Mesozoic

b)

Cenozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Precambrian

22.

What happened during the "Cambrian explosion"

a)

An asteroid caused a mass extinction

b)

Mammals began to dominate the Earth

c)

This is when there was a major increase in the number and diversity of invertebrate species in a short period of time.

23.

Which Layer is the oldest?

a)

A

b)

X

c)

G

d)

Z

24.

Which layer is the youngest?

a)

Z

b)

D

c)

W

d)

A

25.

A fossil is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in amber, hair, petrified wood, oil, coal, and DNA remnants. Select True.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Life moves on land during the-

a)

Archean

b)

Silurian

c)

Permian

d)

Jurassic

27.

Most coal deposits come from which period?

a)

Carboniferous

b)

Cambrian

c)

Triassic

d)

Silurian

28.

Small shrew like mammals appeared during which period?

a)

Cambrian

b)

Triassic

c)

Cretaceous

d)

Permian

29.

When do reptiles dominate?

a)

Permian

b)

Jurassic

c)

Cambrian

d)

Cretaceous

30.

Which came first in Geologic Time?

a)

Cenozoic Era

b)

Mesozoic Era

c)

Paleozoic Era

d)

Precambrian Time

31.

During which time segment of the Geologic Time Scale did fish first appear?

a)

Cenozoic Era

b)

Mesozoic Era

c)

Paleozoic Era

d)

Precambrian Time

32.

During which time segment of the Geologic Time Scale did dinosaurs live?

a)

Cenozoic Era

b)

Mesozoic Era

c)

Paleozoic Era

d)

Precambrian Time

33.

Mass extinctions occurred at the end of both the ______________ and the _______________ Eras.

a)

Paleozoic and Cenozoic

b)

Cenozoic and Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic and Mesozoic

d)

None of the above

34.

Which vertebrates have been around longer?

a)

fish

b)

amphibians

35.

Pangaea formed near the end of the Paleozoic Era. What was Pangaea?

a)

a species of lemur

b)

a lake in Brazil

c)

a giant landmass of continents

36.
Which fossil is relatively the oldest?
a)
Trilobite
b)
Ammonite
c)
Crinoid
d)
Gastropod
37.

Any method of measuring the age of an event or object in years.

a)
age discrimination
b)

absolute dating

c)
time management
d)
carbon footprint
38.
A scientist who studies fossils is called a what?
a)
Fossilologist
b)
Rock Hound
c)
Archeologist
d)
Paleontologist
39.
What type of rock do fossils form in?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Classic
40.
Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are all
a)
Epochs
b)
Eras
c)
Periods
d)
Eons
41.
Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?
a)
Mesozoic 
b)
Paleozoic 
c)
Cenozoic 
d)
Precambrian 
42.

Analyze the seashell found in the white layer. Which statement is true of the rock layer that contains this fossil?

a)

It could also contain a fossil from the bottom layer.

b)

It is older than the layers below it.

c)

It is younger than the layers above it.

d)

It is older than the layers above it.

43.
Eras a broken into 
a)
eons
b)
periods
c)
epochs
d)
millions of years
44.
The biggest unit of time on the Geologic Time Scale is 
a)
an era
b)
a period
c)
an eon
d)
an epoch
45.
During the Mesozoic Era we find the following Periods:
a)
Cretaceous, Permian, Cambrian
b)
Silurian, Cambrian, Devonian
c)
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous
d)
Triassic, Jurassic, Devonian
46.
What is the main purpose of the geologic time scale?
a)
To organize the major eras of Earth's history
b)
To compare very short and very long periods of time
c)
To compete with other, non-geologic time scales
d)
To help understand that the planet is really old
47.
What is the Cenozoic Era often called?
a)
Age of mammals
b)
Age of dinosaurs
c)
Age of reptiles
d)
Age of fishes
48.

Which mass extinction took place towards the end of the Paleozoic era?

a)

dragons

b)

The Permian extinction.

c)

rhinos

49.
Which of the following describes what the first life form resembled?
a)
Eukaryotes
b)
Plants
c)
Bacteria
d)
Fungi
50.

Which of the following does not belong to the Precambrian Eon?

a)

Hadean

b)

Phanerozoic

c)

Proterozoic

d)

Archaean

51.

This eon is when the first unicellular organisms started to form

a)

Hadean

b)

Phanerozoic

c)

Proterozoic

d)

Archaean

52.

Which of the following does not belong to the Phanerozoic Eon?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Proterozoic

d)

Cenozoic

53.

True or False: Dinosaurs did NOT exist on Earth at the same time as humans.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Cyanobacteria changed the early Earth's atmosphere by giving off...

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

ammonia

c)

hydrogen

d)

oxygen

55.

Organisms were able to live safely on dry land after...

a)

cyanobacteria made oxygen, and ozone began to form

b)

the fifth mass extinction

c)

continental drift stopped

d)

archaebacteria made oxygen, and ozone began to form

56.

The first animals to live successfully on land were...

a)

amphibians

b)

reptiles

c)

arthropods

d)

flying insects

57.

Eukaryotes may have descended from...

a)

eubacteria

b)

archaebacteria

c)

cyanobacteria

d)

none of the above

58.

All the living things on Earth today are grouped into...

a)

three kingdoms

b)

four kingdoms

c)

five kingdoms

d)

six kingdoms

59.

Prokaryotes that lack peptidoglycan in their cells walls are called

a)

eubacteria

b)

Escherichia coli

c)

pre-eukaryotes

d)

archaebacteria

60.

From earliest to latest, in which order did the following events take place?

a)

1. Late heavy asteroid bombardment

2. formation of the Earth

3. giant impact hypothesis (to form the moon)

4. arrival of liquid water on Earth

5. life forms on Earth.

b)

1. Formation of the Earth

2. Late heavy asteroid bombardment

3. giant impact hypothesis (to form the moon)

4. life forms on Earth

5. arrival of liquid water on Earth.

c)

1. giant impact hypothesis (to form the moon)

2. formation of the Earth

3. late heavy asteroid bombardment

4. arrival of liquid water on Earth

5. life forms on Earth.

d)

1. Formation of the Earth

2. giant impact hypothesis (to form the moon)

3. arrival of liquid water on Earth

4. late heavy asteroid bombardment

5. life forms on Earth.