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Earth Science Chapter 13 Section 2 Review
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Which era immediately follows the Precambrian?
a. Paleozoic
c.
b. Mesozoic
d.
Cenozoic
Tertiary
2. The Paleozoic era lasted about ____.
a. 2 million years
b. 29 million years
292 million years
2 billion years
c.
d.
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3. When did abundant fossil evidence first appear in the geologic record?
a. 5 billion years ago
c. 300 million years ago
b. 540 million years ago
d. 3 billion years ago
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4. During the early Paleozoic era, South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, India, and perhaps China
comprised the vast southern continent of ____.
a. Europe
c. Laurasia
b. Gondwana
d. Pangaea
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5. Laurasia was made up of which modern continents?
a. North America, Europe, and western Asia
b. North America and South America
c. Africa, South America, and eastern Asia
d. Europe, Antarctica, and South America
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6. What happened to all the continents by the close of the Paleozoic?
a. They split in half.
c. They formed Gondwana.
b. They fused into Pangaea.
d. They moved toward the poles.
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7. In the early Paleozoic, life was restricted to the ____.
a. air
c. continents
b. seas
d. islands
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8. What important event in animal evolution marks the beginning of the Cambrian?
a. the appearance of hard parts
c. the ability to swim
b. the ability to fly
d. the appearance of fossils
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9. During the Pennsylvanian period, large tropical swamps extended across North America, eventually forming
____.
a. vast coal deposits
c. tropical rain forests
b. inland seas
d. mountain ranges
____ 10. What event may have triggered the great Paleozoic extinction?
a. climatic change
c. changes in Earth’s orbit
b. meteorite strike
d. heightened solar activity
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____ 11. Which period is known as the “age of fishes”?
a. Jurassic
c.
b. Mississippian
d.
Permian
Devonian
____ 12. Why did amphibians diversify so rapidly during the late Paleozoic?
a. They adapted to the cold climate.
b. They had little competition from other land dwellers.
c. They were excellent hunters.
d. They could breathe underwater.
____ 13. Hard parts help animals to ____.
a. protect themselves
b. feed and reproduce
c.
d.
swim freely
live on land
____ 14. The first truly large organisms on Earth were ____.
a. cephalopods
c. dinosaurs
b. trilobites
d. lobe-finned fish
Completion
Complete each statement.
15. Complex plants and animals evolved at the dawn of the ____________________ Era, which followed the
Precambrian.
16. The ____________________ Mountains of eastern North America formed during the late Paleozoic Era.
17. Animals with hard parts, such as shells, evolved around the beginning of the ____________________ Period.
18. By the close of the Permian Period, ____________________ percent of amphibian families became extinct.
Short Answer: Complete TWO questions for FIVE points each. Each additional correct answer is worth one point
extra credit.
19. Place the geologic eras in proper order from oldest to most recent.
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20. In Figure 13-2, what is the large southern landmass called?
21. During which geologic era did the landmasses shown in Figure 13-2 exist?
22. What are some advantages of hard parts, such as shells?
23. What advantages do lightweight scales on fish have over armor plates?
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Earth Science Chapter 13 Section 2 Review
Answer Section
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15. ANS: Paleozoic
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
16. ANS: Appalachian
OBJ: 13.4
PTS: 1
17. ANS: Cambrian
DIF: L1
OBJ: 13.5
PTS: 1
18. ANS: 75
DIF: L1
OBJ: 13.6
DIF: L1
OBJ: 13.7
PTS: 1
SHORT ANSWER
19. ANS:
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
PTS: 1
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Gondwana
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
OBJ: 13.4
DIF: L1
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21. ANS:
Paleozoic
PTS: 1
DIF: L1
OBJ: 13.5
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Hard parts protect animals, allow body organs to function in a more controlled environment, and permit
animals to burrow underground.
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
OBJ: 13.6
23. ANS:
Lightweight scales increase a fish’s speed and mobility.
PTS: 1
DIF: L2
OBJ: 13.7
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