Question 1

The most severe mass extinction occurred at the end of the Permian period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following are families of Eumaniraptora?

Accepted Answer

A) Herrerasauridae, Confuciusornithidae, and Avialae 
B) Herrerasauridae, Troodontidae, and Avialae 
C) Dromaeosauridae, Confuciusornithidae, and Avialae 
D) Dromaeosauridae, Troodontidae, and Avialae 
A) Herrerasauridae, Confuciusornithidae, and Avialae 
B) Herrerasauridae, Troodontidae, and Avialae 
C) Dromaeosauridae, Confuciusornithidae, and Avialae 
D) Dromaeosauridae, Troodontidae, and Avialae D

Question 3

Match each of the following events with the correct time period.
-initial radiation of animal phyla

Accepted Answer

A) Archaean 
B) Cambrian 
C) Silurian 
D) Devonian 
E) Carboniferous
F)Permian
G)Triassic
H)Jurassic
I)Cretaceous
J)Paleocene 
A) Archaean 
B) Cambrian 
C) Silurian 
D) Devonian 
E) Carboniferous
F)Permian
G)Triassic
H)Jurassic
I)Cretaceous
J)Paleocene B

Question 4

What has been the general trend in diversity in vascular plants for the past 145 million years?

Accepted Answer

The approximate number of species has in

Question 5

When did dinosaurs flourish?

Accepted Answer

A) during the Archaean 
B) during the Paleozoic 
C) during the Mesozoic 
D) during the Cambrian 
A) during the Archaean 
B) during the Paleozoic 
C) during the Mesozoic 
D) during the Cambrian

Question 6

Which of the following present characters that systematists use to develop phylogenies?

Accepted Answer

A) morphology, behaviour, and sequence of nucleic acids 
B) morphology, behaviour, sequence of nucleic acids and proteins 
C) behaviour and sequence of nucleic acids and proteins 
D) morphology and sequence of nucleic acids and proteins 
A) morphology, behaviour, and sequence of nucleic acids 
B) morphology, behaviour, sequence of nucleic acids and proteins 
C) behaviour and sequence of nucleic acids and proteins 
D) morphology and sequence of nucleic acids and proteins

Question 7

How do mass extinctions and adaptive radiation relate to each other?

Accepted Answer

Mass extinctions wipe off many (or possi

Question 8

What were the first organisms to move onto land?

Accepted Answer

A) animals 
B) plants 
C) plants accompanied with fungi 
D) fungi 
A) animals 
B) plants 
C) plants accompanied with fungi 
D) fungi

Question 9

Which of the following information provides clues to the origin of cetaceans?

Accepted Answer

A) the fact that they are a distinctive group of animals 
B) the fact that they live in the water 
C) the discovery of the groove-like structure called involucrum 
D) isotopic analysis of the teeth of Indohyus 
A) the fact that they are a distinctive group of animals 
B) the fact that they live in the water 
C) the discovery of the groove-like structure called involucrum 
D) isotopic analysis of the teeth of Indohyus

Question 10

What must characters exhibit to be useful systematic characters?

Accepted Answer

A) They must be genetically dependent, reflecting the same parts of organisms' genomes. 
B) They must be genetically independent, reflecting the same parts of organisms' genomes. 
C) They must be genetically dependent, reflecting different parts of organisms' genomes. 
D) They must be genetically independent, reflecting different parts of organisms' genomes. 
A) They must be genetically dependent, reflecting the same parts of organisms' genomes. 
B) They must be genetically independent, reflecting the same parts of organisms' genomes. 
C) They must be genetically dependent, reflecting different parts of organisms' genomes. 
D) They must be genetically independent, reflecting different parts of organisms' genomes.

Question 11

Which of the following statements best distinguishes parallel and convergent evolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Convergent evolution is used when referring to phylogenetically more closely related organisms, while parallel evolution is used when referring to phylogenetically more distantly related organisms. 
B) Parallel evolution is used when referring to phylogenetically more closely related organisms, while convergent evolution is used when referring to phylogenetically more distantly related organisms. 
C) Parallel evolution is used when referring to phylogenetically parallel organisms, while convergent evolution is used when referring to phylogenetically converted organisms. 
D) Parallel evolution is used when referring to morphologically similar organisms, while convergent evolution is used when referring to morphologically different organisms. 
A) Convergent evolution is used when referring to phylogenetically more closely related organisms, while parallel evolution is used when referring to phylogenetically more distantly related organisms. 
B) Parallel evolution is used when referring to phylogenetically more closely related organisms, while convergent evolution is used when referring to phylogenetically more distantly related organisms. 
C) Parallel evolution is used when referring to phylogenetically parallel organisms, while convergent evolution is used when referring to phylogenetically converted organisms. 
D) Parallel evolution is used when referring to morphologically similar organisms, while convergent evolution is used when referring to morphologically different organisms.

Question 12

Match each of the following events with the correct time period.
-first vascular plants and jawed fishes appear

Accepted Answer

A) Archaean 
B) Cambrian 
C) Silurian 
D) Devonian 
E) Carboniferous
F)Permian
G)Triassic
H)Jurassic
I)Cretaceous
J)Paleocene 
A) Archaean 
B) Cambrian 
C) Silurian 
D) Devonian 
E) Carboniferous
F)Permian
G)Triassic
H)Jurassic
I)Cretaceous
J)Paleocene

Question 13

To which lineage do sea cows belong?

Accepted Answer

A) to an African lineage of mammals that also includes elephants 
B) to an Asian lineage of mammals that also includes elephants 
C) to an African lineage of mammals that also includes cows 
D) to an Asian lineage of mammals that also includes cows 
A) to an African lineage of mammals that also includes elephants 
B) to an Asian lineage of mammals that also includes elephants 
C) to an African lineage of mammals that also includes cows 
D) to an Asian lineage of mammals that also includes cows

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of homologous characters?

Accepted Answer

A) the wings of insects and birds used for flying 
B) the fin-like structures in fish and penguins 
C) the bones in the wings of bats, birds, and pterosaurs 
D) the sweet potato and potato as food storage 
A) the wings of insects and birds used for flying 
B) the fin-like structures in fish and penguins 
C) the bones in the wings of bats, birds, and pterosaurs 
D) the sweet potato and potato as food storage

Question 15

Which of the following periods did NOT experience a mass extinction?

Accepted Answer

A) Permian 
B) Neogene 
C) Cretaceous 
D) Ordovician 
A) Permian 
B) Neogene 
C) Cretaceous 
D) Ordovician

Question 16

Match each of the following events with the correct time period.
-origin of mammals; Pangaea begins to break up

Accepted Answer

A) Archaean 
B) Cambrian 
C) Silurian 
D) Devonian 
E) Carboniferous
F)Permian
G)Triassic
H)Jurassic
I)Cretaceous
J)Paleocene 
A) Archaean 
B) Cambrian 
C) Silurian 
D) Devonian 
E) Carboniferous
F)Permian
G)Triassic
H)Jurassic
I)Cretaceous
J)Paleocene

Question 17

Which of the following plants are considered the oldest of the vascular plants?

Accepted Answer

A) tree ferns 
B) treelike lycopsids 
C) liverworts 
D) moses 
A) tree ferns 
B) treelike lycopsids 
C) liverworts 
D) moses

Question 18

What is tomography?

Accepted Answer

A) the use of thin sections cut from a fossil to reconstruct the organism's appearance 
B) the use of thick sections cut from a fossil to reconstruct the organism's appearance 
C) the use of thin sections cut from a modern animal to reconstruct the organism's history 
D) the use of thick sections cut from a modern animal to reconstruct the organism's history 
A) the use of thin sections cut from a fossil to reconstruct the organism's appearance 
B) the use of thick sections cut from a fossil to reconstruct the organism's appearance 
C) the use of thin sections cut from a modern animal to reconstruct the organism's history 
D) the use of thick sections cut from a modern animal to reconstruct the organism's history

Question 19

When did the most severe mass extinction on Earth occur?

Accepted Answer

A) at the end of the Cambrian 
B) at the end of the Devonian 
C) at the end of the Jurassic 
D) at the end of the Permian 
A) at the end of the Cambrian 
B) at the end of the Devonian 
C) at the end of the Jurassic 
D) at the end of the Permian

Question 20

What is the evolution of many species diversifying rapidly from a single common ancestor called?

Accepted Answer

A) adaptive radiation 
B) punctuated equilibrium 
C) genetic drift 
D) microevolution 
A) adaptive radiation 
B) punctuated equilibrium 
C) genetic drift 
D) microevolution

Exam 20: Understanding the History of Life on Earth

The most severe mass extinction occurred at the end of the Permian period.

Which of the following are families of Eumaniraptora?

Match each of the following events with the correct time period. -initial radiation of animal phyla

What has been the general trend in diversity in vascular plants for the past 145 million years?

When did dinosaurs flourish?

Which of the following present characters that systematists use to develop phylogenies?

How do mass extinctions and adaptive radiation relate to each other?

What were the first organisms to move onto land?

Which of the following information provides clues to the origin of cetaceans?

What must characters exhibit to be useful systematic characters?

Which of the following statements best distinguishes parallel and convergent evolution?

Match each of the following events with the correct time period. -first vascular plants and jawed fishes appear

To which lineage do sea cows belong?

Which of the following is an example of homologous characters?

Which of the following periods did NOT experience a mass extinction?

Match each of the following events with the correct time period. -origin of mammals; Pangaea begins to break up

Which of the following plants are considered the oldest of the vascular plants?

What is tomography?

When did the most severe mass extinction on Earth occur?

What is the evolution of many species diversifying rapidly from a single common ancestor called?

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Defining Life and Its Origins

Energy and Enzymes

Cell Membranes and Signalling

Cellular Respiration

Photosynthesis

Cell Cycles

Genetic Recombination

Mendel, Genes, and Inheritance

Genes, Chromosomes, and Human Genetics

Dna Structure, Replication, and Organization

Gene Structure and Expression

Control of Gene Expression

Dna Technologies

Genomes and Proteomes

Evolution: the Development of the Theory

Microevolution: Changes Within Populations

Species and Macroevolution

Humans and Evolution

Bacteria and Archaea

Viruses, Viroids, and Prions: Infectious Biological Particles

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Diversity of Animals 2: Deuterostomes: Vertebrates and Their Closest Relatives

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Population Interactions and Community Ecology

Ecosystems

Conservation of Biodiversity

Putting Selection to Work

Organization of the Plant Body

Transport in Plants

Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants

Plant Nutrition

Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment

Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology

Transport in Animals: the Circulatory System

Reproduction in Animals

Animal Development

Control of Animal Processes: Neural Control

Control of Animal Processes: Neural Control

Control of Animal Processes: Neural Integration

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Animal Behaviour

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Gas Exchange: the Respiratory System

Regulating the Internal Environment

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