Unit 10 Part 5 Cenozoic Era

The Cenozic Era is know as the Age of the ______________ .

• Mammals

• Birds

• Reptiles

• Fish

What does Cenozoic literally mean?

• New Life

• Recent Life

• Ancient Life

• First Life

What year did the Cenozoic Era begin?

• 5.5 Million Years Ago

• 23.5 Million Years Ago

• 65.5 Million Years Ago

• 10.5 Million Years Ago

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What originated during the Cenozoic Era?

• Mammals

• Birds

• Insects

• Humans

What is the dominate plant during the Cenozoic Era?

• Flowering Plants

• Gymnosperms

• Conifers

• Ferns

What is the scientific name for the Flowering Plants?

• Gymnosperms

• Flowerosperms

• Angiosperms

• Seedosperms

What is the transformative boundary that seperates the western edge of Southern California from the rest of the state and is responsible for most of the earthquakes?

• San Diego Fault

• San Andreas Fault

• Los Angeles Fault

• California Fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What epoch did humans appear in the geologic time scale?

• Miocene

• Pleistocene

• Pliocene

• Eocene

What period did humans appear in the Geologic time scale?

• Quaternary

• Neogene

• Paleogene

• Tertiary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What period did Australia split apart from Antarctica?

• Miocene

• Eocene

• Holocene

• Pleistocene

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3