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Chapter 25: Phylogeny and Systematics
 
Activities Quiz
 

Activities Quiz


1 .       Reptiles first appeared during the _____ era. (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record) 

 Paleozoic
 Triassic
 Mesozoic
 Cenozoic
 Jurassic
2 .       We are living during the _____era. (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record) 

 Neogene
 Cenozoic
 Paleozoic
 Paleogene
 Mesozoic
3 .       Dinosaurs went extinct during the _____. (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record) 

 Devonian
 Precambrian
 Mesozoic
 Cenozoic
 Carboniferous
4 .       _____ were the dominant vertebrate life form during the Paleozoic era. (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record) 

 Amphibians
 Reptiles
 Sponges
 Dinosaurs
 Mammals
5 .       Life arose during the _____. (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record) 

 Precambrian
 Cenozoic
 Triassic
 Paleozoic
 Mesozoic
6 .       Flowering plants first appeared during the _____. (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record) 

 Devonian
 Precambrian
 Mesozoic
 Cenozoic
 Carboniferous
7 .       The Mesozoic era began approximately _____ million years ago. (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record) 

 4,600
 570
 251
 65
 25
8 .       The Precambrian time began at least _____ million years ago. (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record) 

 4,600
 570
 245
 65
 25
9 .       A mushroom is classified in domain _____ and kingdom _____. (Activity: Classification Schemes) 

 Eukarya ... Fungi
 Eukarya ... Protista
 Eukarya ... Plantae
 Eukarya ... Animalia
 Bacteria ... Archaea
10 .       An amoeba is classified in domain _____. (Activity: Classification Schemes) 

 Fungi
 Eukarya
 Plantae
 Bacteria
 Archaea
11 .       In the five-kingdom scheme, prokaryotes are classified in the kingdom _____. (Activity: Classification Schemes) 

 Fungi
 Protista
 Plantae
 Animalia
 Monera
12 .       In the two-kingdom system, what was the basis of the recognition of the kingdom Animalia? (Activity: Classification Schemes) 

 lack of photosynthesis
 ability to photosynthesize
 being unicellular
 being sedentary
 presence of a cell wall
13 .       There is(are) _____ prokaryotic domain(s). (Activity: Classification Schemes) 

 one
 two
 three
 four
 five
14 .       In the two-kingdom system, why were prokaryotes classified in the kingdom Plantae? (Activity: Classification Schemes) 

 They are sedentary.
 They are heterotrophs.
 They have cell walls.
 They are unicellular.
 They are autotrophs.





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