Section 1
The era known as "The age of reptiles"
Mesozoic
Name the supercontinent present during the Paleozoic Era.
Rodinia
Which era are we currently living in?
The Cenozoic
What scientific idea explains the movement of continents?
Plate Tectonics
The Era known as "The age of Mammals"
Cenozoic Era
Name of the North American continent during the Paleozoic Era
Laurentia
What is a mass extinction?
When many species die out in a short time
What major change happened when life moved onto land?
Evolution of plants and animals adapted to land
Name the supercontinent present during the Mesozoic Era.
Pangaea
The three periods the Cenozoic Era is divided into.
Jurassic, Triassic, Cretaceous
In which period of the Paleozoic Era did the first bony fish appear?
Ordovician
In which period of the Phanerozoic Eon did the first dinosaurs appear?
Triassic
Define Paleogiography
the study of what Earth’s surface looked like in the past.
The geologically rapid diversification of marine life happened during the first period of the Paleozoic Era. What is the name of this event?
Cambrian Explotion
Which extinction killed the dinosaurs?
"K-T" extintion (Cretaceous-Tertiary)
The three periods the Cenozoic Era is divided into.
Paleogene, neogene, Quaternary
When did the first bi-pedal humans appear?
6 mya
Which extinction ended the Paleozoic Era?
Permian extiction
Which extinction was the largest in Earth’s history?
The Permian extinction
In which period and era do modern humans appear?
Quaternary
Why did insects grow very large in the Paleozoic?
High oxygen levels
Neogene
The era where the first flowering plants appeared.
List the 6 periods The Paleozoic Era is divided into.
Cambrian, ordovician, Silurian, Carboniferous, permian
Name the 2 ancient continents that collided and create the appalachain mountains.
Gondwana and Laurentia