Section #: 23.3
The Late Paleozoic
Practice Test
1.
What type of deposit is the Pennsylvanian Period known for?
a.
shale
b.
copper
c.
coal
d.
conglomerate
Hint
2.
A __________ is a distinct set of sediments that are eroded from major mountains chains.
a.
clastic wedge
b.
meandering deposit
c.
symmetrical ripple
d.
cut bank
Hint
3.
What is an organic reef?
a.
a mass extinction event
b.
a large pile of fish bones primarily deposited during the Devonian
c.
an assemblage of the Paleozoic fauna
d.
a structure made of the calcium carbonate skeletons from once-living organisms
Hint
4.
What supercontinent is shown in the figure?
a.
Pangaea
b.
Rodinia
c.
Laurentia
d.
Gondwana
Hint
5.
What type of deposits formed behind the Great Permian Reef?
a.
evaporites
b.
conglomerates
c.
cyclothems
d.
coal
Hint
6.
What is one possible reason for the mass extinction during the late Devonian?
a.
sea-level rise
b.
global warming
c.
global cooling
d.
tectonics
Hint
7.
Which fossil shown in the figure would be most likely found in shale deposits?
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a.
Bolivia marginata multicostata
b.
Bolivina granti
c.
Valvulineri californica
d.
Hanzawaia boueana
Hint
8.
What kind of margins was Laurentia surrounded by during the Cambrian Period?
a.
transform margins
b.
passive margins
c.
active margins
d.
orogenic margins
Hint
9.
According to the figure, fossils found on the east coast of South America would be similar to fossils found where?
a.
the west coast of South America
b.
the west coast of Africa
c.
the east coast of Africa
d.
Australia
Hint
10.
What type of marine organisms became dominate during the Mississippian?
a.
fish
b.
crinoids
c.
trilobites
d.
brachiopods
Hint
11.
Reptiles evolved from amphibians and developed __________.
a.
an amniotic egg
b.
a more-developed hip-bone
c.
better vision
d.
a jaw with fewer teeth
Hint
