Exam 12: Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Most ________ rocks are devoid of fossils, which hinders correlation of rocks.

The development of ________, organisms that reproduce sexually and have cells that contain nuclei, may have increased dramatically the rate of evolutionary change.

A wave of late Pleistocene extinctions rapidly eliminated many large mammals.

Probably the single most characteristic feature of the Precambrian is its great abundance of fossil evidence.

A major event of the Mesozoic era was the breakup of the supercontinent called Pangaea.

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

The Sun in the making is known as the ________.