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Geology (GLGY 491-UCAL) Midterm II
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Question 1 |
A | Permian |
B | Cambrian |
C | Cretaceous |
D | Ordovician |
Question 2 |
A | Ediacaran |
B | Paleozoic |
C | Cambrian |
D | Mesoarchean |
E | Neoproterozoic |
Question 3 |
A | Permian |
B | Ordovician |
C | Cretaceous |
D | Triassic |
Question 4 |
A | Terebratula |
B | Bonata |
C | Spriggina |
D | Cloudina |
Question 5 |
A | Zygospirid |
B | Atrypid |
C | Terebratulid |
D | Spiriferid |
Question 6 |
A | Cambrian |
B | Neoproterozoic |
C | Jurassic |
D | Ordovician |
Question 7 |
A | ~ 3.8 billion years |
B | ~ 3.2 billion years |
C | ~ 2.7 billion years |
D | ~ 4.5 billion years |
Question 8 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 9 |
A | Triassic to Recent |
B | Ordovician to Permian |
C | Cambrian to Permian |
D | Ordovician to Recent |
Question 10 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 11 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 12 |
A | During Cretaceous/Paleogene crisis |
B | During Frasnian/Famennian crisis |
C | During Permian/Triassic crisis |
D | During Ordovician/Silurian crisis |
Question 13 |
A | Temperature difference between hot Earth and the cold space. |
B | Mixing of gases from two independent sources. |
C | Precipitation of minerals due to extraction of water. |
D | Convection currents and magmatic processes. |
Question 14 |
A | Zygospirid |
B | Atrypid |
C | Terebratulid |
D | Spiriferid |
Question 15 |
A | Radiocircular |
B | Hemipheripheral |
C | Mixoperipheral |
D | Sphericalcircular |
E | Holoperipheral |
Question 16 |
A | Fig Tree Formation |
B | Apex Chert unit |
C | Shark Bay stromatolites |
D | Isua Formation |
E | Gunflint Formation |
Question 17 |
A | Circulatory |
B | Feeding |
C | Movement |
D | Defense/attack |
Question 18 |
A | Fig Tree Fm. |
B | Gunflint Fm. |
C | Stromato Fm. |
D | Banded Iron Fm. |
Question 19 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 20 |
A | Terebratulid |
B | Spiriferid |
C | Atrypid |
D | Zygospirid |
Question 21 |
A | Hemiperipheral |
B | Mixoperipheral |
C | Holoperiheral |
D | Sphereperipheral |
Question 22 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 23 |
A | Order Rugosa |
B | Order Heterocoralia |
C | Order Tabulata |
D | Order Scleractinia |
Question 24 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 25 |
A | Phanerozoic |
B | Neoarchean |
C | Proterozoic |
D | Hadean |
E | Archean |
Question 26 |
A | Tabula |
B | Median septum |
C | Cardinal |
D | Taleola |
E | Brachidium |
Question 27 |
A | The crust of the Earth is not ductile enough to deform significantly to provide a record. |
B | The oceanic water many have changed the landscape of Earth. |
C | Earth probably had less bombardments than any other planet. |
D | The plate tectonics may have destroyed the evidence. |
Question 28 |
A | ~ 510 million years ago |
B | ~ 410 million years ago |
C | ~ 500 million years ago |
D | ~ 585 million years ago |
E | ~ 470 million years ago |
Question 29 |
A | 3 |
B | 1 |
C | 2 |
D | 4 |
Question 30 |
A | The first type of fauna to process oxygen from atmosphere. |
B | The first organisms to release oxygen to the atmosphere. |
C | Oldest known fossils were found in this formation. |
D | The earliest abundant shelly fauna that evolved on Earth. |
Question 31 |
A | Rugose corals |
B | Dikinsonians |
C | Stromatoporoids |
D | Cyanobacteria |
Question 32 |
A | 2 |
B | 3 |
C | 5 |
D | 4 |
Question 33 |
A | Cambrian |
B | Permian |
C | Ordovician |
D | Jurassic |
Question 34 |
A | Upper Cambrian |
B | Lower Cambrian |
C | Archean/Proterozoic boundary |
D | Neoarchean |
E | Archean |
Question 35 |
A | Orthida |
B | Atrypida Hint: This is near the boundary NOT at the. |
C | Productida |
D | Terebratulida |
E | Pentamerida |
Question 36 |
A | Subphylum Craniiformea |
B | Order Pentamerida |
C | Order Orthida |
D | Order Strophomenida |
Question 37 |
A | Distribution of organic materials throughout the body structure (circulatory). |
B | Building the structures to hold the corals to the seabed (skeleton). |
C | Discharging poison into a pray (feeding). |
D | Processing water to extract dissolved oxygen (respiratory). |
Question 38 |
A | Specialized organs |
B | Primitive organs |
C | Specialized tissues |
D | Lungs |
Question 39 |
A | I. Brachial valve II. Pedicle valve |
B | I. umbo II. the beak |
C | I. Pedicle valve II. Brachial valve |
D | I. the beak II. umbo |
Question 40 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 41 |
A | Stromatolites |
B | Calcite - Dolomite |
C | Zircon |
D | Quartz |
Question 42 |
- Strophomenida
- Productida
- Orthida
- Pentamerida
- Rhynchonellida
- Atrypida
- Spiriferida
- Terebratulida
A | Atrypida and Productida |
B | Spiriferida and Terebratulida |
C | Orthida and Terebratulida |
D | Orthida, Spiriferida and Terebratulida |
E | Atrypida, Productida and Pentamerida |
Question 43 |
A | Order Rugosa |
B | Order Septalata |
C | Order Tabulata |
D | Order Scleractinia |
Question 44 |
A | Productida |
B | Pentamerida |
C | Linguliformea |
D | Orthida |
Question 45 |
A | Having a one large and one small shell. |
B | Impunctate shell |
C | Pseudopunctate shell |
D | Punctate shell |
Question 46 |
A | 0.2 billion years after |
B | 0.8 billion years after |
C | 4.0 billion years after |
D | 1.5 billion years after |
Question 47 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 48 |
A | Charnia |
B | Dickinsonia |
C | Tribrachidium |
D | Parvancorina |
Question 49 |
A | Prokaryotic organisms |
B | Eukaryotic organisms |
C | Invertebrates organisms |
D | Shelly organisms |
Question 50 |
A | Siliceous |
B | Aragonitic |
C | Organophosphatic |
D | Calcitic |
E | Organocalcitic |
Question 51 |
A | Gunflint Formation. |
B | Isua Formation. |
C | Apex Chert unit |
D | Fig Tree Formation |
Question 52 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 53 |
A | I. Brachiopoda II. Bryozoa |
B | I. Phoronida II. Enthoprota |
C | I. Phoronida II. Bryozoa |
D | I. Brachiopoda II. Enthoprota |
Question 54 |
A | Impressions |
B | Mineralization |
C | Carbonizations |
D | Recrystallization |
Question 55 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 56 |
A | autopore |
B | lamellate |
C | tabule |
D | cystiphragm |
Question 57 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 58 |
A | Dolomite based minerals |
B | Volcanic lava |
C | Graphite |
D | Calcite based minerals |
Question 59 |
A | Productida |
B | Orthida |
C | Strophomenida |
D | Rhynchonellida |
E | Pentamerida |
Question 60 |
I. Stromatolites numerical reduction
II. Apex Chert unit
III. Gunflint Formation
IV. Fig Tree Formation
V. Isua Formation
VI. Shark Bay stromatolites
A | (oldest) V > IV > II > I > III > VI (youngest) |
B | (oldest) V > II > IV > III > I > VI (youngest) |
C | (oldest) VI > III > IV > II > I > V (youngest) |
D | (oldest) VI > II > IV > III > I > V (youngest) |
E | (oldest) II > V > IV > III > I > VI (youngest) |
Question 61 |
A | Isua Fm. |
B | Delta calcitic unit. |
C | Banded Iron Fm. |
D | Apex Chert unit. |
Question 62 |
I. Strophomenida
II. Productida
III. Orthida
IV. Rhynchonellida
V. Spiriferida
VI. Terebratulida
A | (oldest) III > V > IV > I > II > VI (youngest) |
B | (oldest) I > V > III > IV > II > VI (youngest) |
C | (oldest) I > IV > III > V > II > VI (youngest) |
D | (oldest) I > IV > V > III > II > VI (youngest) |
E | (oldest) III > I > IV > V > II > VI (youngest) |
Question 63 |
A | Mesoproterozoic |
B | Neoproterozoic |
C | Neoarchean |
D | Cambrian |
Question 64 |
A | Class Scyphozoa |
B | Class Hydrozoa |
C | Class Cinclaire |
D | Class Anthozoa |
Question 65 |
I. Lingulids
II. Spiriferids
III. Pentamerids
IV. Terebratulids
A | (oldest) IV > I > II > III (youngest) |
B | (oldest) I > IV> II > III (youngest) |
C | (oldest) I > III > II > IV (youngest) |
D | (oldest) I > II > IV > III (youngest) |
Question 66 |
I. Triassic - Jurassic crisis
II. Cretaceous - Paleogene crisis
III. Ordovician - Silurian crisis
IV. Frasnian - Famennian crisis
V. Permian - Triassic crisis
A | (oldest) III > IV > V > I > II (youngest) |
B | (oldest) II > IV > V > III > I (youngest) |
C | (oldest) V > III > IV > II > I (youngest) |
D | (oldest) I > II > V > III > IV (youngest) |
Question 67 |
A | Hadean |
B | Paleozoic |
C | Neoarchean |
D | Eoarchean |
E | Paleoproterozoic |
Question 68 |
A | They are highly concentrated with cyanobacteria. |
B | They are solitary corals and lives in low energy environments. |
C | They are reef-builders and are colonial. |
D | They are a Suborder of Order Rugosa. |
Question 69 |
A | Devonian |
B | Ordovician |
C | Cretaceous |
D | Cambrian |
Question 70 |
A | Strophomenida |
B | Productida |
C | Atrypida |
D | Rhynchonellida |
E | Terebratulida |
Question 71 |
A | I. cardinal II. counter |
B | I. counter II. cardinal |
C | I. lateral II. counter lateral |
D | I. counter lateral II. lateral |
Question 72 |
A | Undermat |
B | Stromatolite mass |
C | Oxygen-depleted zone |
D | Growth surface |
Question 73 |
A | About 3.2 billion years. |
B | About 3.8 billion years. |
C | About 4.2 billion years. |
D | About 2.5 billion years. |
Question 74 |
A | Charnia |
B | Dickinsonia |
C | Parvancorina |
D | Tribrachidium |
Question 75 |
A | False, because they can be either punctate or impunctate. |
B | False, because they always have impunctate shells. |
C | True |
D | False, because they always have punctate shells. |
Question 76 |
Tabulata, Rugosa, Scleractinia
A | Tabulata, because it is the only one that forms corals. |
B | Scleractinia, because we can also find them today. |
C | Rugosa, because we also can find them today. |
D | Tabulata, because we can also find them today. |
Question 77 |
A | Upper Ordovician |
B | Lower Cambrian |
C | Early Cretaceous |
D | Upper Devonian |
Question 78 |
A | False, because they are reef-builders. |
B | False because they are both reef-builders and non-reefbuilders. |
C | True |
Question 79 |
A | False because they are known as plates. |
B | False because they are known as cups. |
C | False because they are known as cystiphragms. |
D | True |
Question 80 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 81 |
A | ~ 510 million years ago |
B | ~ 500 million years ago |
C | ~ 400 million years ago |
D | ~ 430 million years ago |
E | ~ 460 million years ago |
Question 82 |
A | Parvancorina |
B | Charnia |
C | Tribrachidium |
D | Spriggina |
Question 83 |
A | Spiriferid |
B | Atrypid |
C | Terebratulid |
D | Zygospirid |
Question 84 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 85 |
A | I. four (4) II. Stromatolite mass |
B | I. four (4) II. Undermat |
C | I. four (4) II. Undermat |
D | I. six (6) II. Oxygen-depleted zone |
E | I. four (4) II. Oxygen-depleted zone |
Question 86 |
A | Cambrian and Ordovician |
B | Cretaceous and Paleogene |
C | Carboniferous and Permian |
D | Jurassic and Cretaceous |
Question 87 |
A | six |
B | two |
C | three |
D | five |
Question 88 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 89 |
A | 45 |
B | 180 |
C | 90 |
D | 60 |
Question 90 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 91 |
A | Apex Chert from Western Australia |
B | Isua Formation in SW Greenland Hint: Only traces of it found here; NOT strong evidence. |
C | Crater rocks from Moon, Mercury and Mars |
D | Gunflint Formation from Ontario |
Question 92 |
A | All Bryozoans are invertebrates. |
B | All Bryozoans have digestive and reproductive systems. |
C | All Bryozoans are colonial. |
D | All Bryozoans are asexual organisms. |
Question 93 |
A | Order Octocoralia |
B | Order Scleractinia |
C | Order Rugosa |
D | Order Tabulata |
Question 94 |
A | zooecia |
B | zooarozoida |
C | zooid |
D | zooarium |
Question 95 |
A | Torridonophycus |
B | Huronipora |
C | Melanocyrillium |
D | Bangiomorpha |
Question 96 |
A | True |
B | False |
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Credits: Based on the excellent class notes provided by, Dr. Marius (Dan) Georgescu during Fall 2013.
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