Geologic time: Mesozoic & Cenozoic Eras

Small head, long neck, and flippers are features of which marine creature of the Mesozoic Era?

• Pterosaur

• Corythosaurus

• Dunkleosteus

• Plesiosaur

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What is the dominant type of land animal during the Mesozoic era commonly known as?

• mammals

• dinosaurs

• invertebrates

• Corythosaurus

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Which statement describes the information in the chart on the Mesozoic sea levels?

• Sea levels were close to present level during the beginning of the Mesozoic era

• Sea levels were at the highest at the beginning of the Mesozoic era

• Sea levels were above modern levels at all times during the Mesozoic era

• Sea levels during the Mesozoic did not change by more than 2 meters

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What were the results of the increased temperature during the Mesozoic era?

• dying forests and very cold ocean water

• increase in marine life forms

• rising water levels and melting of the polar ice caps

• The Atlantic Ocean began to form

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What is a key difference between dinosaurs and modern reptiles?

• Reptiles share a different unrelated ancestry

• Sideways leg placement allowed dinosaurs to walk upright

• Dinosaurs had a hip structure allowing legs to support greater weight so dinosaurs could walk upright

• Modern reptiles have a different habitat than ancient dinosaurs

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What is the name of the current epoch?

• Cenozoic

• Holocene

• Holozoic

• Quaternary

What are the requirements for a time period to be classified as an ice age?

• Snow can be found around the entire globe

• Glaciers cover a large portion of Earth's surface

• The ice is so thick it carries huge rocks in it

• Several glacial groves are formed

Saber-toothed cats and wooly mammoths are part of which group?

• giant mammals

• tar fossils

• Miocene mammals

• mega-mammals

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In what way did glaciers affect the ocean during the ice age?

• Sea levels rose

• Coastal flooding occurred as the ice pressed forward

• Sea levels dropped

• The glaciers floated on the water and did not affect the ocean.

Where are humans thought to have evolved first?

• Africa

• Eurasia

• Europe

• North America