G3 quiz 2 past life - geology

The sudden appearance of biological diversity during the Cambrian Period is known as the ________.

• Jurassic Explosion

• Cambrian Explosion

• Ordovician Event

• Devonian Diversification

Who discovered the Burgess Shale in 1909?

• Charles Darwin

• Charles Walcott

• Alfred Wegener

• Louis Agassiz

The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event led to an increase in diversity at which levels?

• A) Family, genus, and species

• B) Kingdom and phylum

• C) Order and class

• D) Domain and kingdom

The Cambrian Explosion is debated to be a result of what kind of environmental change?

• Cooling of the Earth

• Rapid evolutionary diversification

• Meteor impact

• Volcanic eruption

Which period is known for the appearance of most animal phyla?

• Jurassic

• Cambrian

• Devonian

• Triassic

According to evidence from glacial deposits, what caused the major mass extinction at the end of the Ordovician?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Meteor impact

• Small ice age

• Ocean acidification

What is the significance of the Devonian Period in evolutionary history?

• Age of Reptiles

• Age of Amphibians

• Age of Fishes

• Age of Mammals

The first reptile, an amniote, could live and reproduce entirely on land with what adaptation?

• Hard-shelled eggs

• Lungs

• Scales

• Fins

During the Cretaceous period, the high sea levels were caused by ______.

• cooling temperatures

• shallow subduction

• volcanic eruptions

• meteor impacts

What era is dominated by reptiles, specifically dinosaurs?

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

• Precambrian