Practice Quiz On Evolution! Trivia Questions
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- 1.Name the order of the evolutionary eras from earliest to latest.
- A.
Mesozoic – Paleozoic - Cenozoic – Precambrian
- B.
Precambrian – Paleozoic – Mesozoic – Cenozoic
- C.
Cenozoic – Paleozoic – Mesozoic – Precambrian
- D.
Paleozoic – Cenozoic – Mesozoic – Precambrian
- E.
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- 2.What was the longest evolutionary era?
- A.
Mesozoic
- B.
Cenozoic
- C.
Paleozoic
- D.
Precambrian
- E.
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- 3.Why would there be no fossils found from before vertebrate evolution?
- A.
No one knew about fossils, so there was no such thing
- B.
It was such an early time period, and the organisms were so simple that fossils didn’t even exist yet
- C.
Soft-bodied organisms decay easier, no hard parts to fossilize.
- D.
G-d decided we are better off with out fossils, but we have fossils now since he changed his mind
- E.
None of the above
- 4.What is the oldest layer of rocks in the sedimentary rocks?
- A.
The middle layer
- B.
The top layer
- C.
The bottom layer
- D.
The tarquiency layer
- E.
None of the above
- 5.What two animals that are mentioned in the book have homologous bone structures to humans?
- A.
Bats and whales
- B.
Monkeys and elephants
- C.
Fish and dinosaurs
- D.
Chipmunks and giraffes
- E.
None of the above
- 6.Prehistoric plant or animal remains which have been preserved in the Earth's crust
- 7.Period of time generally marked by a distinctive event or characteristic
- 8.Who discovered a theory for evolution first?
- A.
Darwin
- B.
Jean Lamarck
- C.
Sackajouia
- D.
Dr. Zoidberg
- E.
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- 9.Most fossils are found in what type of rock?
- 10.Insects may be preserved in the hardened saps of trees that are called
- 11.In sedimentary rock, which layer would contain the youngest fossils?
- A.
The middle layer
- B.
The top layer
- C.
The bottom layer
- D.
The durphstature layer
- E.
None of the above
- 12.In sedimentary rock, which layers would contain the oldest fossils?
- A.
The middle layer
- B.
The top layer
- C.
The bottom layer
- D.
The durphstature layer
- E.
None of the above
- 13.Body parts that are reduced in size, have no apparent function, and are thought to be derived from other, ancestral body parts are called _______ structures?
- A.
Vegetative
- B.
Vegeburger
- C.
Vestigial
- D.
Vestigal
- E.
None of the above
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