Geologic History vocab Review

What is a unit of geologic time that includes two or more periods?

• Epoch

• Era

• Eon

• Age

Which era is known as the Age of the Mammals?

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

• Precambrian

What is a heritable change in the characteristics within a population over time called?

• Mutation

• Evolution

• Adaptation

• Speciation

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Which geologic era followed Precambrian time and lasted from 542 million to 251 million years ago?

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Cenozoic

• Neoproterozoic

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Which era is also called the Age of the Reptiles?

• Cenozoic

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Precambrian

What is a subdivision of geologic time that is longer than an age but shorter than a period?

• Epoch

• Era

• Eon

• Age

What is the interval of time from Earth's formation to the beginning of the Paleozoic Era called?

• Precambrian

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

• Neoproterozoic

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What is an episode during which large numbers of species become extinct called?

• Evolution

• Mass extinction

• Speciation

• Adaptation

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What is a unit of time that is longer than an epoch but shorter than an era?

• Period

• Age

• Eon

• Epoch

4.6 billion to 542 million years ago.

• Phanerzoic

• Precambrian

• mesozoic

• paleozoic

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