Activities Quiz
1.  

Reptiles first appeared during the _____ era. (Activity 25B)

Paleozoic
Triassic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Jurassic


2.  

Seed plants first appeared during the _____ era. (Activity 25B)

Paleozoic
Triassic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Jurassic


3.  

The _____ era is the era during which we live. (Activity 25B)

Tertiary
Cenozoic
Paleozoic
Quaternary
Mesozoic


4.  

The first prokaryotic cells appeared during the _____ era. (Activity 25B)

Jurassic
Tertiary
Paleozoic
Ediacaran
Precambrian


5.  

Dinosaurs went extinct during the _____ era. (Activity 25B)

Devonian
Precambrian
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Carboniferous


6.  

Animals first appeared during the _____ era. (Activity 25B)

Mesozoic
Quaternary
Precambrian
Neogene
Cenozoic


7.  

_____ were the dominant vertebrate life form during the Paleozoic era. (Activity 25B)

Amphibians
Reptiles
Sponges
Dinosaurs
Mammals


8.  

The Cenozoic era began approximately _____ million years ago. (Activity 25B)

4,600
570
245
65
25


9.  

Life arose during the _____ era. (Activity 25B)

Precambrian
Cenozoic
Triassic
Paleozoic
Mesozoic


10.  

_____ were the dominant vertebrate life form during the Mesozoic era. (Activity 25B)

Dinosaurs
Mammals
Fish
Birds
Amphibians


11.  

Flowering plants first appeared during the _____ era. (Activity 25B)

Devonian
Precambrian
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Carboniferous


12.  

Most modern animal phyla evolved during the _____ era. (Activity 25B)

Paleozoic
Permian
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Precambrian


13.  

The Mesozoic era began approximately _____ million years ago. (Activity 25B)

4,600
570
245
65
25


14.  

Bony fish first evolved during the _____ era. (Activity 25B)

Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Cenozoic
Precambrian
Cretaceous


15.  

The Precambrian era began approximately _____ million years ago. (Activity 25B)

4,600
570
245
65
25

   



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