The Paleozoic Era
Practice Test
1.
When did plants start to colonize land?
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a.
Late Devonian
b.
Early Cambrian
c.
Late Ordovician
d.
Late Holocene
2.
Which of the deposits shown in the figure indicates an area that has always been a marine environment?
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a.
A
b.
C
c.
B
d.
all of the above
3.
The __________ of an area is its ancient geographic setting.
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a.
geology
b.
morphology
c.
paleoecology
d.
paleogeography
4.
The __________ is a famous sedimentary deposit containing fossils with hardparts and also preserved softparts from the Cambrian Period.
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a.
Burgess Shale
b.
Burgess Sandstone
c.
Cambrian Shale
d.
Cyclothem
5.
A __________ is a distinct set of sediments that are eroded from major mountains chains.
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a.
symmetrical ripple
b.
cut bank
c.
clastic wedge
d.
meandering deposit
6.
A __________ occurs when sea level rises and the shoreline moves inland.
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a.
transgression
b.
regression
c.
passive margin
d.
orogenic event
7.
What mountain-building event was the result of an ocean-continental collision during the Middle Ordovician?
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a.
Larimide Orogeny
b.
Taconic Orogeny
c.
Antler Orogeny
d.
Acadian Orogeny
8.
What was the most important development of plants during the Devonian?
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a.
food
b.
seeds
c.
photosynthesis
d.
roots
9.
Reptiles evolved from amphibians and developed __________.
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a.
better vision
b.
an amniotic egg
c.
a more-developed hip-bone
d.
a jaw with fewer teeth
10.
What type of deposit is the Pennsylvanian Period known for?
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a.
coal
b.
conglomerate
c.
shale
d.
copper
11.
What is an organic reef?
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a.
a large pile of fish bones primarily deposited during the Devonian
b.
an assemblage of the Paleozoic fauna
c.
a mass extinction event
d.
a structure made of the calcium carbonate skeletons from once-living organisms
12.
What supercontinent is shown in the figure?
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a.
Gondwana
b.
Laurentia
c.
Rodinia
d.
Pangaea
13.
Which vertical sequence is evidence of a transgression?
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a.
limestone-basalt-shale
b.
limestone-shale-sandstone
c.
sandstone-shale-limestone
d.
sandstone-limestone-sandstone
14.
A __________ is a repeating sequence of sedimentary facies that record change in sea level.
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a.
delta
b.
cyclothem
c.
glacial till
d.
clastic wedge
15.
In what tectonic event did Avalonia collide with Laurasia?
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a.
Caledonian Orogeny
b.
Taconic Orogeny
c.
Acadian Orogeny
d.
Larimide Orogeny
