Earth's Evolution Quiz
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Which of the following events marks the beginning of the Age of Reptiles?

  • The first land animals with backbones evolved
  • The first animals with backbones (fish) evolved
  • The first dinosaurs evolved (correct)
  • The first land plants evolved

Which of the following events marks the beginning of the Age of Mammals?

  • The first animals with backbones (fish) evolved
  • Modern humans evolved
  • The dinosaurs went extinct (correct)
  • The first land plants evolved

Which of the following events marks the evolution of the first seed plants?

  • The first land animals with backbones evolved
  • The first land plants evolved (correct)
  • The first dinosaurs evolved
  • The first animals with backbones (fish) evolved

Which of the following events marks the origins of the first sharks?

<p>The first animals with backbones (fish) evolved (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following events marks the evolution of modern humans?

<p>Modern humans evolved (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following events marks the evolution of the first land animals with backbones?

<p>The first animals with backbones (fish) evolved (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the first seed plants appear?

<p>Pennsylvanian system (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which period saw the dominance of amphibians as land animals?

<p>Pennsylvanian system (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What marked the origin of reptiles?

<p>First possible reptiles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What era saw the rise of mammals like mammoths and mastodons?

<p>Tertiary (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which system did the first sharks appear?

<p>Devonian system (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which era is known as the Age of Reptiles?

<p>&quot;Mesozoic&quot; (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Age of Reptiles begin?

<p>230 million years ago (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is significant about the Vendian period in terms of life on Earth?

<p>First multicelled organisms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event marks the beginning of the Paleozoic Era?

<p>First seed plants appear (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Permian period in terms of evolution?

<p>End of Paleozoic with mass extinction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what point in time did the first mammals, shrew-like creatures, appear?

<p>240 million years ago (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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