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Life Science Chapter 8
Test Description: History of Life on Earth
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Paleontologist use _______________ to estimate the age of a fossil based on the layer in which it is found.
A
Carbon-14 Dating
B
Radiometric Dating
C
Absolute Dating
D
Relative Dating
2) Dinosaurs dominated the Earth during the _______________, some 200 million years ago.
A
Precambrian Time
B
Paleozoic Era
C
Cenozoic Era
D
Mesozoic Era
3) Some important divisions of geologic time are marked by______________.
A
A certain number of years
B
The type of homInid alive
C
Mass Speciations
D
Mass Extinctions
4) The first primate ancestors, called ___________, appeared during the Cenozoic era.
A
homo sapiens
B
prosimians
C
australopithecines
D
homo erectus
5) Although _____________ had thicker and heavier bones than present-day humans, they appear to be our closest ancestors.
A
Neanderthals
B
Cro-magnons
C
homo habilis
D
homo erectus
6) Cyanobacteria, which first appeared on Earth over 3 billion years ago, are
A
prokaryotes
B
dinosaurs
C
terrestrial organisms
D
eukaryotes
7) Which of the following is characteristic of ALL primates?
A
bipedalism
B
opposable big toes
C
vertical pelvis
D
binocular vision
8) Which of the following is characteristic of ALL primates?
A
horizontal pelvis
B
monocular vision
C
bipedalism
D
opposable thumbs
9) Which group of hominids that lived in Europe and Asia disappeared form the fossil record about 30,000 years ago?
A
homo sapiens
B
Neanderthals
C
homo erectus
D
australopithecines
10) Past mass extinctions most likely occured as a result of ________.
A
predator-prey changes
B
oxygen pollution
C
ozone depletion
D
global climate change
11) The first organisms to appear on Earth were
A
multi-cellular
B
aerobic
C
eukaryotes
D
anaerobic
12) Which occurred first in hominid evolution, an enlarged brain or the ability to walk upright?
A
they occurred at the same time
B
enlarged brain
C
ability to walk upright
D
neither of these occurred in hominid evolution
13) Plants and air-breathing animals appeared during this time period.
A
Cenozoic Era
B
Paleozoic Era
C
Mesozoic Era
D
Precambrian time
14) Most ancient hominids are called ____________.
A
Cro-magnons
B
prosimians
C
australopithecines
D
Neanderthals
15) The Age of Mammals refers to the _______________.
A
Cenozoic Era
B
Paleozoic Era
C
Hadeon Eon
D
Precambrian Time
16) The Age of Reptiles refers to the ______________.
A
Cenozoic Era
B
Paleozoic Era
C
Archaen Eon
D
Mesozoic Era
17) How old do scientist estimate the age of the Earth to be?
A
400 Million Years
B
4.6 Billion Years
C
10,000 Years
D
14.8 Billion Years
18) An ape is a hominid.
A
True
B
False
19) Traces or imprints of living things preserved in rock are called __________.
A
skeletons
B
fossils
C
sedimentary rock
D
frozen fossils
20) The amount of time it takes for half of the unstable atoms in an element to decay is called the _________.
A
absolute age
B
relative age
C
radiometric life
D
half-life
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