LICEO CAMPESTRE INGLÉS DEL SUR

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Área: Science Competencia: Grado: 8th

Docente: John Reina Polo Evaluación: Año Lectivo: 2019-2020
Estudiante: Fecha: 24-11-2020 Periodo: 2

CALIFICACIÓN:

CUESTIONARIO

1) During which era did Archaeopteryx (the first bird) live?

a) Precambrian 
b) Paleozoic
c) Mesozoic
d) Cenozoic

2) How long ago did the dinosaurs become extinct?

a)4.6 billion years ago

b) 3.5 billion years ago
c) 65 million years ago 
d) 3 million years ago

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 3) How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

a)2015 years’ old

b)3.6 billion years’ old
c)4.6 billion years’ old
d)4.6 million years’ old

4) The Era with the largest extinction we know of is the... 

a) Mesozoic era
b) Precambrian era
c) Paleozoic era
d) Cenozoic era

5) During which era did the earliest dinosaurs appear?

a) Cenozoic
b) Paleozoic
c) Mesozoic
d) Precambrian

6) What is a mass extinction?

 the entire killing of multiple species

 the mass boost in the population of a species
 the mass release of methane gas
 when animals become smarter than humans

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7) The mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs occurred at the end of the
_________ era.
a) Cenozoic
b) Paleozoic
c) Mesozoic
d) Precambrian

8) How do invasive species cause animal endangerment?

a. They compete with natives for food

b. They compete with natives for habitat
c. They can potentially prey on natives
d. All answer choices are correct

9. What natural causes can result in an animal species becoming endangered?

a. Disease within their population

b. All answer choices are correct
c. Decreased birth rate
d. Decreased food supply due to natural disasters

10. Scientists have reported that Earth is undergoing a new "mass extinction" because of the
"biological annihilation" of wildlife in recent decades. How many of these events have occurred in
the planet’s history?

0
1
3
5

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