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Chapter 17 Quiz
Test Description: Quiz on prentice hall evolution chapter 17
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1) A very large mass extinction in which amphibians and trilobites disappeared occurred at the end of the
A
Precambrian
B
Cambrian Period
C
Paleozoic Era
D
Quaternary Period
2) During the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, the dominant land animals were
A
grazing mammals
B
human ancestors
C
dinosaours
D
amphibians
3) The process by which two species, for example, a flower and a pollinating insect, evolve in response to each other is called
A
coevolution
B
convergent evolution
C
punctuated equilibrium
D
adaptive radiation
4) A pattern in which species experience long, stable periods interrupted by brief periods of rapid evolutionary change is called
A
punctuated equilibrium
B
convergent evolution
C
coevolution
D
adaptive radiation
5) The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay is its
A
relative date
B
half-life
C
radioactive date
D
period
6) The endosymbiont theory proposes that eukaryotic cells arose from
A
communities formed by prokaryotes
B
communities formed by eukaryotes
C
multicellular prokaryotes
D
individual prokaryotic cells
7) Fossilized evidence of Earth’s first forms of life would consist of
A
eukaryotes from the Precambrian
B
vertebrates from the Precambrian
C
invertebrates from the Precambrian
D
prokaryotes from the Precambrian
8) Which of the following was NOT characteristic of Earth before the oceans formed?
A
bombardment by comets and asteroids
B
volcanic activity
C
an atmosphere of poisonous gases
D
an atmosphere containing oxygen gas
9) To formulate a hypothesis about how Earth’s elements were rearranged after melting, scientists considered which physical principle?
A
The most dense materials formed the atmosphere.
B
The least dense materials formed Earth’s core.
C
Denser materials tended to float on less dense materials.
D
Less dense materials tended to float on denser materials.
10) What does fossil evidence indicate about the order in which these three vertebrates evolved: a bony fish with a jaw, a jawless fish, and a fish with leglike fins?
A
The jawless fish was the last to evolve.
B
The bony fish evolved before the jawless fish.
C
The fish with leglike fins evolved before the jawless fish.
D
The fish with leglike fins was the last to evolve.
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