Activities Quiz

Chapter 26: The Tree of Life: An Introduction to Biological Diversity

Activities Quiz

1 .

Seed plants first appeared during the _____. (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record)

Paleozoic

Triassic

Mesozoic

Cenozoic

Jurassic

2 .

The first prokaryotic cells appeared during the _____. (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record)

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleozoic

Triassic

Precambrian

3 .

Animals first appeared during the _____. (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record)

Mesozoic

Paleozoic

Precambrian

Silurian

Cenozoic

4 .

The Cenozoic era began approximately _____ million years ago. (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record)

4,600

570

245

65

25

5 .

_____ were the dominant vertebrate life form during the Mesozoic era. (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record)

Dinosaurs

Mammals

Fish

Birds

Amphibians

6 .

Most modern animal phyla evolved during the _____ era. (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record)

Paleozoic

Permian

Cenozoic

Mesozoic

Precambrian

7 .

Bony fish first evolved during the _____ . (Activity: A Scrolling Geologic Record)

Mesozoic

Paleozoic

Cenozoic

Precambrian

Cretaceous

8 .

Which of these events occurred earliest in the history of Earth? (Activity: The History of Life)

formation of oxygen

first humans

evolution of land plants, fungi, and land animals

origin of eukaryotes

origin of multicellularity

9 .

Which of these events occurred most recently in the history of Earth? (Activity: The History of Life)

formation of oxygen

first humans

evolution of land plants, fungi, and land animals

origin of eukaryotes

origin of multicellularity

10 .

Which of these events occurred during the Paleozoic? (Activity: The History of Life)

origin of Earth

colonization of land by plants

origin of eukaryotes

origin of multicellularity

first humans

11 .

A human is classified in domain _____ and kingdom _____. (Activity: Classification Schemes)

Eukarya ... Fungi

Eukarya ... Protista

Eukarya ... Plantae

Eukarya ... Animalia

Bacteria ... Archaea

12 .

A rose bush is classified in domain _____ and kingdom _____. (Activity: Classification Schemes)

Eukarya ... Fungi

Eukarya ... Protista

Eukarya ... Plantae

Eukarya ... Animalia

Bacteria ... Archaea

13 .

In the five-kingdom system, which kingdom consists primarily of unicellular eukaryotes? (Activity: Classification Schemes)

Fungi

Protista

Plantae

Animalia

Monera

14 .

In the two-kingdom system, why were fungi classified in the kingdom Plantae? (Activity: Classification Schemes)

They are sedentary.

They are heterotrophs.

They lack cell walls.

They are unicellular.

They are autotrophs.

15 .

There is(are) _____ eukaryotic domain(s). (Activity: Classification Schemes)

one

two

three

four

five