What does the term 'Paleozoic' mean, and why is this era often overlooked?
From the Cambrian Explosion to the Great Dying

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Future life; because it lacks plants
Middle life; because it lacks birds
New life; because it lacks mammals
Ancient life; because it lacks dinosaurs
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What major event marked the beginning of the Cambrian period?
The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event
The Cambrian explosion
The Permian-Triassic Extinction Event
The Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which environmental change contributed to the Cambrian explosion?
Decrease in sea levels
Increase in oxygen levels
Formation of Pangaea
Rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What was a significant outcome of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event?
The extinction of trilobites
The emergence of the first land plants
The formation of the supercontinent Pangaea
The first appearance of dinosaurs
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What adaptation allowed the first land plants to thrive during the Ordovician period?
Development of seeds
Ability to photosynthesize
Formation of vascular tissues
Production of spores
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which group of fish became dominant during the Devonian period?
Jawless fish
Bony fish
Cartilaginous fish
Placoderms
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What significant evolutionary step did tetrapods take during the Devonian period?
Developing wings
Developing scales
Becoming endothermic
Moving onto land
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