Question 1

One of the most significant roles of the exoskeleton is to provide protection from desiccation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Hox genes ____.

Accepted Answer

A) control the formation of shells 
B) control the development of individual body regions 
C) mostly evolved after the Cambrian explosion 
D) guide the formation of exoskeletons 
E) evolved before the Cambrian explosion 
A) control the formation of shells 
B) control the development of individual body regions 
C) mostly evolved after the Cambrian explosion 
D) guide the formation of exoskeletons 
E) evolved before the Cambrian explosion B

Question 3

Fusulinids, greatly diversified in the Pennsylvanian and Permian, are one of the most useful guide fossils for those periods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Seedless vascular plants evolved which of the following features of modern plants?

Accepted Answer

A) seeds only 
B) roots only 
C) leaves only 
D) secondary growth only 
E) roots, leaves, and secondary growth 
A) seeds only 
B) roots only 
C) leaves only 
D) secondary growth only 
E) roots, leaves, and secondary growth

Question 5

What feature distinguishes the two subclasses of bony fish?

Accepted Answer

A) gill structure 
B) skeletal structure 
C) fin structure 
D) teeth structure 
E) scale structure 
A) gill structure 
B) skeletal structure 
C) fin structure 
D) teeth structure 
E) scale structure

Question 6

____ were large amphibians abundant during the Carboniferous.

Accepted Answer

A) Crossopterygians 
B) Eurypterids 
C) Ammonids 
D) Labyrinthodonts 
E) Protorothyrids 
A) Crossopterygians 
B) Eurypterids 
C) Ammonids 
D) Labyrinthodonts 
E) Protorothyrids

Question 7

Sessile organisms ____.

Accepted Answer

A) move about freely 
B) move only to reproduce 
C) stay in one place 
D) feed on suspended material 
E) live and move around in sediment 
A) move about freely 
B) move only to reproduce 
C) stay in one place 
D) feed on suspended material 
E) live and move around in sediment

Question 8

The critical factors in species survival of the Permian extinction are wide geographic distribution and tolerance of broad temperature ranges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The earliest fish were ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ray-finned 
B) boney-finned 
C) cartilaginous 
D) jawless 
E) jawed 
A) ray-finned 
B) boney-finned 
C) cartilaginous 
D) jawless 
E) jawed

Question 10

What is the correct order of trophic levels from bottom to top?

Accepted Answer

A) primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, primary producer 
B) primary producer, secondary producer, tertiary producer, primary consumer 
C) tertiary consumer, secondary consumer, primary consumer, primary producer 
D) primary producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer 
E) primary consumer, secondary consumer, primary producer, tertiary consumer 
A) primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, primary producer 
B) primary producer, secondary producer, tertiary producer, primary consumer 
C) tertiary consumer, secondary consumer, primary consumer, primary producer 
D) primary producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer 
E) primary consumer, secondary consumer, primary producer, tertiary consumer

Question 11

What characterized the sphenopsid plant group?

Accepted Answer

This group has joint

Question 12

The oldest fossils of the first vascular land plants have been found in ____________________ age rocks.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The oldest fossils of the first vascular...

Question 13

Describe the characteristics of an excellent guide fossil and provide one example.

Accepted Answer

The ammonoids are excellent gu

Question 14

Eurypterids are a subclass of the cephalopods that are excellent guide fossils.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The distribution of the land plant _____ is cited as critical evidence that the continents have moved through time.

Accepted Answer

A) Glossopteris 
B) Calamites 
C) Equisetum 
D) Cooksonia 
E) Lepidodendron 
A) Glossopteris 
B) Calamites 
C) Equisetum 
D) Cooksonia 
E) Lepidodendron

Question 16

Fish first evolved in a marine environment and later adapted to non-marine habitats.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

At the end of the Permian, the marine invertebrates suffered the greatest extinction with about 90 percent loss of species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Briefly discuss how the evolution of jawed fishes and other predatory creatures affected the marine ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

The development of predators h

Question 19

What type of "root" did the first vascular land plants have, and what type of environments did they live in?

Accepted Answer

Seedless vascular plants did not have tr

Question 20

The amalgamation of Pangaea may have played an important role in the Permian extinction because the shallow marine environment was greatly reduced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: Paleozoic Life History

One of the most significant roles of the exoskeleton is to provide protection from desiccation.

Hox genes ____.

Fusulinids, greatly diversified in the Pennsylvanian and Permian, are one of the most useful guide fossils for those periods.

Seedless vascular plants evolved which of the following features of modern plants?

What feature distinguishes the two subclasses of bony fish?

____ were large amphibians abundant during the Carboniferous.

Sessile organisms ____.

The critical factors in species survival of the Permian extinction are wide geographic distribution and tolerance of broad temperature ranges.

The earliest fish were ____.

What is the correct order of trophic levels from bottom to top?

What characterized the sphenopsid plant group?

The oldest fossils of the first vascular land plants have been found in ____________________ age rocks.

Describe the characteristics of an excellent guide fossil and provide one example.

Eurypterids are a subclass of the cephalopods that are excellent guide fossils.

The distribution of the land plant _____ is cited as critical evidence that the continents have moved through time.

Fish first evolved in a marine environment and later adapted to non-marine habitats.

At the end of the Permian, the marine invertebrates suffered the greatest extinction with about 90 percent loss of species.

Briefly discuss how the evolution of jawed fishes and other predatory creatures affected the marine ecosystem.

What type of "root" did the first vascular land plants have, and what type of environments did they live in?

The amalgamation of Pangaea may have played an important role in the Permian extinction because the shallow marine environment was greatly reduced.

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Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

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Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Erosion, and Soil

Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earthapos;s Interior

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Mass Wasting

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Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

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Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

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