Question 1

The Mesozoic is often referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A)  'Age of Reptiles'. 
B)  'Age of Fishes'. 
C)  'Age of Mammals'. 
D)  'Age of Ammonites'. 
E)  'Age of Vertebrates'. 
A)  'Age of Reptiles'. 
B)  'Age of Fishes'. 
C)  'Age of Mammals'. 
D)  'Age of Ammonites'. 
E)  'Age of Vertebrates'.

Question 2

How should a silicified fossil be exposed from a limestone deposit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Application of an alkaline 
B)  Application of acid 
C)  Soaking in a saline solution 
D)  Longitudinal cut in a controlled environment 
E)  Such fossils are best observed by leaving them contained within the material in which they were preserved and then examining them via non-invasive means such as MRI or archaeomagnetism. 
A)  Application of an alkaline 
B)  Application of acid 
C)  Soaking in a saline solution 
D)  Longitudinal cut in a controlled environment 
E)  Such fossils are best observed by leaving them contained within the material in which they were preserved and then examining them via non-invasive means such as MRI or archaeomagnetism.

Question 3

The Ediacaran fauna

Accepted Answer

A)  contains photosynthetic organisms that are unlike any living forms. 
B)  shows that multicellular animals evolved in the Pre-Cambrian. 
C)  consists mainly of shelled invertebrates. 
D)  contains representatives of all the major phyla of metazoans. 
E)  are fossils of soft bodied animals which lived for a long time before the development of vertebrates. 
A)  contains photosynthetic organisms that are unlike any living forms. 
B)  shows that multicellular animals evolved in the Pre-Cambrian. 
C)  consists mainly of shelled invertebrates. 
D)  contains representatives of all the major phyla of metazoans. 
E)  are fossils of soft bodied animals which lived for a long time before the development of vertebrates.

Question 4

Priapulus, a genus of worms, has a bipolar distribution. This is evident because

Accepted Answer

A)  the same individuals migrate between the Arctic and the Antarctic. 
B)  the same species is only present in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. 
C)  one species of Priapulus is found in the Arctic, while another closely related species is found in the Antarctic. 
D)  it is only found around the North and South Poles. 
E)  different species exist in the Northern hemisphere from the Southern hemisphere. 
A)  the same individuals migrate between the Arctic and the Antarctic. 
B)  the same species is only present in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. 
C)  one species of Priapulus is found in the Arctic, while another closely related species is found in the Antarctic. 
D)  it is only found around the North and South Poles. 
E)  different species exist in the Northern hemisphere from the Southern hemisphere.

Exam 33: Evolving Earth

The Mesozoic is often referred to as the

How should a silicified fossil be exposed from a limestone deposit?

The Ediacaran fauna

Priapulus, a genus of worms, has a bipolar distribution. This is evident because

Nature of Molecules

Biomolecules

The Chemistry of Life

Functioning Cells

Movement Across Membranes

Harvesting Energy

Cells, Tissues and Signals

Cell Division

Inheritance

Genes, Chromosomes and Dna

The Genetic Code

Gene Expression

Genomes, Mutation and Cancer

Viruses

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Reproduction, Growth and Development of Flowering Plants

Structure of Plants

Plant Nutrition, Transport and Adaptation to Stress

Plant Hormones and Growth Responses

Animal Reproduction

Animal Development

Homeostasis: Water, Solutes and Excretion

Gas Exchange in Animals

Circulation

Metabolism, Temperature Regulation and Environmental Stress

Animal and Human Nutrition

Innate Defences and the Immune System

Hormonal Control in Animals

Nervous Systems

Animal Movement

Animal Behaviour

Evolving Life

Mechanisms of Evolution

Bacteria

The Protists

Plants

Fungi

Simple Animals: Sponges to Flatworms

Annelids, Molluscs, Nematodes and Arthropods

Echinoderms and Chordates

Australian Biota

Population Ecology

Living in Communities

Ecosystems

Human Impacts

Filters