Question 1

Mammals attained a high degree of diversity and abundance during the Mesozoic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The first of the hominids to make major migrations was ____________________ ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Homo erectus

Question 3

Trilobites are common organisms in aquaria today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Mammals that lay eggs are called ____________________ mammals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mammals that lay eggs are called ____________________...

Question 5

The development of the seed played what role in vascular plant evolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Plants could grow taller. 
B) Plants could reproduce asexually. 
C) Plants could adapt to varied terrestrial habitats. 
D) Plants could grow taller,reproduce asexually AND adapt to varied terrestrial habitats. 
E) Plants could grow taller and reproduce asexually. 
A) Plants could grow taller. 
B) Plants could reproduce asexually. 
C) Plants could adapt to varied terrestrial habitats. 
D) Plants could grow taller,reproduce asexually AND adapt to varied terrestrial habitats. 
E) Plants could grow taller and reproduce asexually.

Question 6

The duck-billed dinosaurs were in the ____________________ dinosaur group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The duck-billed dinosaurs were in the ____________________...

Question 7

How did eukaryotic cells evolve,and why was this advance so important in life history?

Accepted Answer

Eukaryotic cells have a cell nucleus,mor

Question 8

The mass extinction at the end of the Ordovician set the stage for:

Accepted Answer

A) more species to go extinct. 
B) groups of organisms to diversify. 
C) groups of organisms to withdraw from previous habitats. 
D) groups of organisms to repopulate abandoned niches. 
E) groups of organisms to diversify AND to repopulate abandoned niches. 
A) more species to go extinct. 
B) groups of organisms to diversify. 
C) groups of organisms to withdraw from previous habitats. 
D) groups of organisms to repopulate abandoned niches. 
E) groups of organisms to diversify AND to repopulate abandoned niches.

Question 9

The greatest percentage of all mammals are marsupials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What were ichthyosaurs? What adaptations did they have for their locomotion ability?

Accepted Answer

Ichthyosaurs were porpoise-like marine r

Question 11

What is the distinction between marsupial and placental mammals?

Accepted Answer

Marsupials are born in an embryonic stat

Question 12

Devonian mass extinctions were caused by global cooling that made the environment unfavorable for the widespread reef organisms of the time period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is important to know about the evolution of invertebrate phyla?

Accepted Answer

Almost all major invertebrate

Question 14

All of the following except which are features of primates?

Accepted Answer

A) increased brain size 
B) stereoscopic vision 
C) opposable thumb 
D) grasping hands 
E) more specialized teeth 
A) increased brain size 
B) stereoscopic vision 
C) opposable thumb 
D) grasping hands 
E) more specialized teeth

Question 15

What is the best alternative to the meteorite impact hypothesis for the Cretaceous mass extinction?

Accepted Answer

Vast outpourings of

Question 16

The oldest australopithecines were _________________________.

Accepted Answer

Australopi

Question 17

How do you think the evolution of jawed fishes and other predatory creatures affected the marine ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

The development of predators h

Question 18

Lung-fish are important in the fossil record because amphibians evolved from them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the prehistoric overkill hypothesis,and what evidence supports overkill as the reason for the Pleistocene extinctions? What is the alternative hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

The hypothesis states that human hunters

Question 20

The ____________________ dinosaurs are also known as the bird-hipped dinosaurs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ dinosaurs are also known as...

Mammals attained a high degree of diversity and abundance during the Mesozoic.

The first of the hominids to make major migrations was .

Trilobites are common organisms in aquaria today.

Mammals that lay eggs are called ____________________ mammals.

The development of the seed played what role in vascular plant evolution?

The duck-billed dinosaurs were in the ____________________ dinosaur group.

How did eukaryotic cells evolve,and why was this advance so important in life history?

The mass extinction at the end of the Ordovician set the stage for:

The greatest percentage of all mammals are marsupials.

What were ichthyosaurs? What adaptations did they have for their locomotion ability?

What is the distinction between marsupial and placental mammals?

Devonian mass extinctions were caused by global cooling that made the environment unfavorable for the widespread reef organisms of the time period.

What is important to know about the evolution of invertebrate phyla?

All of the following except which are features of primates?

What is the best alternative to the meteorite impact hypothesis for the Cretaceous mass extinction?

The oldest australopithecines were _________________________.

How do you think the evolution of jawed fishes and other predatory creatures affected the marine ecosystem?

Lung-fish are important in the fossil record because amphibians evolved from them.

What is the prehistoric overkill hypothesis,and what evidence supports overkill as the reason for the Pleistocene extinctions? What is the alternative hypothesis?

The ____________________ dinosaurs are also known as the bird-hipped dinosaurs.

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Exam 18: Life History

Mammals attained a high degree of diversity and abundance during the Mesozoic.

The first of the hominids to make major migrations was ____________________ ____________________.

Trilobites are common organisms in aquaria today.

Mammals that lay eggs are called ____________________ mammals.

The development of the seed played what role in vascular plant evolution?

The duck-billed dinosaurs were in the ____________________ dinosaur group.

How did eukaryotic cells evolve,and why was this advance so important in life history?

The mass extinction at the end of the Ordovician set the stage for:

The greatest percentage of all mammals are marsupials.

What were ichthyosaurs? What adaptations did they have for their locomotion ability?

What is the distinction between marsupial and placental mammals?

Devonian mass extinctions were caused by global cooling that made the environment unfavorable for the widespread reef organisms of the time period.

What is important to know about the evolution of invertebrate phyla?

All of the following except which are features of primates?

What is the best alternative to the meteorite impact hypothesis for the Cretaceous mass extinction?

The oldest australopithecines were _________________________.

How do you think the evolution of jawed fishes and other predatory creatures affected the marine ecosystem?

Lung-fish are important in the fossil record because amphibians evolved from them.

What is the prehistoric overkill hypothesis,and what evidence supports overkill as the reason for the Pleistocene extinctions? What is the alternative hypothesis?

The ____________________ dinosaurs are also known as the bird-hipped dinosaurs.

Understanding Earth: A Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Igneous Activity

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Soil, and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Deformation, Mountain Building, and the Continents

Mass Wasting

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Earth History

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The first of the hominids to make major migrations was .