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The History Of Life On Earth Part 1 Of 2
Test Description: Part 1 of 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) About how many years ago did Earth form?
A
4.55 million
B
455 million
C
45.5 billion
D
4.55 billion
2) How was Earth's atmosphere likely affected by the development of photosynthesis?
A
levels of poisonous gases increased
B
the atmosphere became cooler
C
levels of oxygen increased
D
the atmosphere became more cloudy
3) Prokaryotes are unicellular organisms that do not contain
A
a cell wall
B
ribosomes
C
a cell membrane
D
a nucleus
4) Eukaryote life began ___________ prokaryote life.
A
before
B
at the same time as
C
after
D
as a result of the extinction of
5) Which of the following is evidence for the common origin of all life on Earth?
A
All life has DNA as hereditary material.
B
All life needs oxygen to survive.
C
All life is eukaryotic.
D
All life has cell walls.
6) Why is sexual reproduction critical to the process of evolution?
A
Sexual reproduction results in offspring with more genetic variety than asexual reproduction.
B
Sexual reproduction results in organisms that are genetically identical to their parents.
C
Sexual reproduction can produce more offspring than asexual reproduction.
D
Sexual reproduction produces stronger organisms than asexual reproduction.
7) Why might it be more difficult to find fossilized remains of simple animals?
A
both A and B
B
Simple animals lack bones.
C
neither A or B
D
Simple animals are too small to see.
8) When did non-avian dinosaurs become extinct?
A
65 million years ago
B
460 million years ago
C
25 million years ago
D
110 million years ago
9) What event likely led to the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs?
A
A massive asteroid struck Earth.
B
A disease occurred that affected only dinosaurs.
C
A large ocean wave swept over most of the continents.
D
Mammals were predators of the species.
10) The die-off of non-avian dinosaurs 65 million years ago is an example of a
A
gradual extinction
B
episodic speciation
C
mass extinction
D
population explosion
11) Rats and opossums are modern examples of __________, which first appeared 200 million years ago.
A
mammals
B
insects
C
amphibians
D
birds
12) What is an evolutionary tree diagram?
A
a diagram that shows evolutionary relationships between organisms
B
a diagram that groups organisms based on what they eat
C
a diagram composed of only one species of organisms
D
a diagram that lists the time period in which a group of organisms evolved
13) In an evolutionary tree diagram, which two organisms are least closely related?
A
the two organisms closest to each other
B
none of these
C
the two organisms that are farthest apart
D
organisms that are separated by at least one other organism
14) Two organisms branch from the same point on an evolutionary tree diagram. The point that they branch from represents a(n)
A
common ancestor
B
future species
C
unrelated organism
D
direct descendant
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