Section #: 24.4
Cenozoic Life
Practice Test
1.
Hominids and hominoids are primates. What characteristic defines the difference between the two?
a.
Hominoids have greater manual dexterity.
b.
Hominids have smaller brains.
c.
Hominoids have smaller canine teeth.
d.
Hominids are bipedal.
Hint
2.
What type of mammal is defined by the development of specialized traits including a grasping hand, stereoscopic vision, and a large brain?
a.
primates
b.
hominids
c.
giant ground sloths
d.
horses
Hint
3.
According to the figures, which is the only organism that lived through the Cenozoic Era?
a.
Aeger
b.
Crateraster
c.
Mytilus
d.
Pleurotomaria
Hint
4.
What is the modern fauna?
a.
marine organisms such as bony fishes, aquatic reptiles, sharks, and aquatic mammals
b.
marine organisms such as crabs, lobsters, snails, and clams
c.
marine organisms that evolved during the Mesozoic Era
d.
all of the above
Hint
5.
Use the figures to place the following organisms in order from least recent to most recent.
a.
Aeger, Crateraster, Gonioteuthis
b.
Crateraster, Aeger, Gonioteuthis
c.
Gonioteuthis, Aeger, Crateraster
d.
Ager, Gonioteuthis, Crateraster
Hint
6.
What type of flowering plant appeared during the Eocene?
a.
cycads
b.
conifers
c.
angiosperms
d.
grasses
Hint
