Unit 7: Quiz #2
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Unit 7: Quiz #2
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Subject:Aquatic Science
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1 Which of the following is the geological time that we are currently in:
A Pleistocene
B Oligocene
C Pliocene
D Holocene
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2 Which of the following demonstrates sexual dimorphism
A B
C D
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3 Most genetic mutations
A are helpful to a species
B are harmful to a species
C have no effect on a species
D give most species super powers
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4 Homo sapiens have been on the planet for approximately:
A 5,000 years
B 106,000 years
C 1.8 million years
D 200 million years
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5 True or False: Life began in the Cambrian Period.
True
False
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6 The fossils of Tiktaalik roseae, a fish-like animal that crawled out of the water, is the transitional species between fish and modern tetrapods. This species existed in the __________ period.
A Cambrian
B Silurian
C Devonian
D Permian
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7 Which of the following organisms would likely be found during the Cambrian Period:
A a cuddlefish
B an octopus
C a brittle star
D a lamprey
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8 During which time period did modern humans evolve to become the most dominant species on the planet:
A Tertiary
B Quaternary
C Jurrassic
D Cretaceous
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9 During which of the following time periods did 96% of the current species die off:
A Permian
B Devonian
C Cambrian
D Quaternary
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10 The end of the __________ Period saw the end of the dinosaurs, ammonites, and many other species.
A Permian
B Triassic
C Jurassic
D Cretaceous
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11 During which time period did active predation begin:
A Silurian
B Devonian
C Ordovician
D Cambrian
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12 Radiometric dating involves the loss of which of the following from an atom:
A proton
B electron
C neurtron
D neutrino
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13 The ostracoderms (shell-skinned) were the first known vertebrates. They developed in which of the following periods:
A Cambrian
B Silurian
C Tertiary
D Ordovician
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14 During which time period did mammals radiate back to the water:
A Jurassic
B Cretaceous
C Tertiary
D Quaternary
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15 After a mass extinction the empty niches will eventually (1 to 10 million years) be filled by new species. This is called
A adaptive radiation
B homologous structures
C analogous structures
D repressive radiation
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16 ________ of all species that have every existed are now extinct
A 15%
B 55%
C 86%
D 99%
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17 The Silurian period is characterized by stability within the environment & the first appearance of which of the following:
A chordates
B vertebrates
C gnathostomes
D craniates
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18 Which of the following time periods involved the evolution of tetrapods & their invasion of the terrestrial environment:
A Devonian
B Silurian
C Carboniferous
D Triassic
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19 The Earth is approximately:
A 3.55 million years old (myo)
B 3.55 billion years old (byo)
C 4.57 million years old (myo)
D 4.57 billion years old (byo)
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20 Mammals & avians (birds) developed during which of the following periods:
A Triassic
B Jurassic
C Carboniferous
D Cretaceous
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21 Which of the following is not a type of mammal that developed during the Cretaceous Period:
A monotreme
B marsupial
C precocial
D placental
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