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Since it is a 400-level class, I assume that you have the prior background in first (and second) year Geology classes. Note that I have separated all Protistans related questions into a separate exam database (second quiz).
Geology (GLGY 491-UCAL) Midterm I General
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Question 1 |
A | ecological conditions. |
B | sudden changes in genetic variation. |
C | differentiation between growth stages. |
D | sexual dimorphism. |
Question 2 |
A | Set of organisms with similar physical characteristics. |
B | Populations that naturally breed together and provide viable offspring. |
C | Diagnosable cluster within which there is a pattern of ancestry. |
D | Grouping of kingdoms which have the height precedence in taxonomy. |
Question 3 |
A | Class Demospongea |
B | Class Hexactinellida |
C | Class Calcarea |
D | Class Germaphobia |
Question 4 |
A | Moldic fossilization |
B | Canonization |
C | Recrystallization |
D | Impregnation |
Question 5 |
A | Evolutionary Occurrence |
B | PTD |
C | Acme Zone |
D | LAD |
Question 6 |
There are only two sub-Periods (subdivisions) on this diagram. They are represented by 3J and 3K. What are they?
Note: DO NOT scroll down to the Geologic Time scale on this page. Answer this without using any AIDS.
A | 3J - Pennsylvanian 3K - Mississippian |
B | 3J - Silurian 3K - Devonian |
C | 3J - Mississippian 3K - Pennsylvanian |
D | 3J - Devonian 3K - Silurian |
Question 7 |
A | index fossils |
B | characteristic fossil |
C | trace fossils |
D | most abundant fossils |
E | identity fossil |
Question 8 |
A | Continuous genetic variability occurs in species with large morphological differences between sexes. |
B | Discontinuous genetic variability is more frequent than continuous genetic variability. |
C | Echinoids great are examples discontinuous genetic variability. |
D | Discontinuous genetic variability is less frequent than continuous genetic variability. |
Question 9 |
A | Morphological Zones |
B | Assemblage Zones |
C | Acme Zones |
D | Interval Zones |
Question 10 |
A | Pentameral |
B | Bilateral |
C | Radial |
D | Not enough information is given. |
Question 11 |
A | biostratigraphy. |
B | taxa. |
C | evolutionary biology. |
D | taxonomy. |
Question 12 |
A | 0.011710 Ma |
B | 66.0 Ma |
C | 541 Ma |
D | 252.17 Ma |
Question 13 |
A | Class and Species |
B | Phylum and Family |
C | Genus and Species |
D | Order and Family |
Question 14 |
A | Permian |
B | Archean |
C | Silurian |
D | Devonian |
Question 15 |
A | Circular |
B | Radial |
C | Spherical |
D | Pentameral |
Question 16 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 17 |
A | living environments |
B | genetic structures |
C | growth stages. |
D | genetic variation |
Question 18 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 19 |
A | opaline silica |
B | cells |
C | test |
D | frustule |
Question 20 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 21 |
A | pinacocytes |
B | archaeocytes |
C | choanocytes |
D | sclerocytes |
Question 22 |
A | Subfamily |
B | Subspecies |
C | Suborder |
D | Tribe |
E | Subtribe |
Question 23 |
A | Devonian - Carboniferous |
B | Devonian - Silurian |
C | Carboniferous - Permian |
D | Permian - Triassic |
E | Cretaceous - Paleogene |
Question 24 |
A | 22,000 years |
B | 50,000 years |
C | 6000 years |
D | 8,000 years |
E | 11,700 years |
Question 25 |
A | one |
B | infinite |
C | three |
D | two |
Question 26 |
A | Abundance of specific organisms in a given time window. |
B | The last appearance of an organism/group. |
C | The first appearance of an organism/group. |
D | Sudden fluctuation in morphological features of an organism/group. |
Question 27 |
A | Accretion |
B | Molting |
C | Addition |
D | Modification |
Question 28 |
This particular Period is known for high volumes of coal formations. It is first appears on Geological records around 358.9 Ma. What is the Period and it's location on the following diagram?
Note: DO NOT scroll down to the Geologic Time scale on this page. Answer this without using any AIDS.
A | Jurassic; 3E |
B | Carboniferous; 3H |
C | Carboniferous; 3B |
D | Jurassic; 3D |
Question 29 |
A | 541 Ma |
B | 4560 Ma |
C | 4030 Ma |
D | 2500 Ma |
Question 30 |
A | euryproct |
B | stenoproct |
C | amblyproct |
D | platyproct |
Question 31 |
A | Ordovician-Devonian |
B | Cambrian to Mississippian |
C | Cretaceous to Neogene |
D | Ordovician to Permian |
Question 32 |
A | 5 |
B | 2 |
C | 7 |
D | 1 |
Question 33 |
On the following diagram, what is highlighted in 3C?
Note: DO NOT scroll down to the Geologic Time scale on this page. Answer this without using any AIDS.
A | Quaternary |
B | Paleogene |
C | Cretaceous |
D | Permian |
Question 34 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 35 |
A | Cenozoic |
B | Miocence |
C | Holocene Hint: This is the Epoch and NOT the era. |
D | Quaternary Hint: This is the period and NOT the era. |
Question 36 |
A | Cruziana |
B | Trilobite |
C | Ammonite |
D | Brachiopod |
Question 37 |
Choose the odd one out based on the process of fossilization. (Choose the best option!)
InsectsDiatoms
Bivalves
Coccolithophorids
Sponges
Gastropods
A | Insects |
B | Diatoms |
C | Bivalves |
D | Gastropods |
Question 38 |
A | young. |
B | old. |
C | mature. |
D | under development. |
Question 39 |
A | coprolites (poops). |
B | mammals. |
C | dinosaurs. |
D | insects. |
Question 40 |
- the frustule is composed of organic silica
- radial symmetry
- found in sediment samples throughout Jurassic to Holocene
- is a microfossil
This sample most like be a...
A | tasmanitid. |
B | slilicoflagellate. |
C | coccolithophorid. |
D | diatom. |
E | not enough data to distinguish. |
Question 41 |
On the following diagram, what is highlighted in 2D?
Note: DO NOT scroll down to the Geologic Time scale on this page. Answer this without using any AIDS.
A | Neoproterozoic |
B | Ediacaran |
C | Devonian |
D | Cretaceous |
E | Ordovician |
Question 42 |
A | Modification |
B | Addition |
C | Accretion |
D | Molting |
Question 43 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 44 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 45 |
A | Ascon |
B | Rhagon |
C | Hyperdemia |
D | Leucon |
E | Sycon |
Question 46 |
A | Carbonization |
B | Impregnation |
C | Impressions |
D | Congealment |
Question 47 |
A | 0.0117 millions of years ago |
B | 66 millions of years ago |
C | 541 millions of years ago |
D | 13 millions of years ago |
Question 48 |
A | Fossilization in Amber |
B | Impregnation |
C | Congealment |
D | Moldic fossilization |
Question 49 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 50 |
A | I. Permian II. Neogene |
B | I. Permian II. Devonian |
Question 51 |
A | Nongenetic Trajectory |
B | Morphological Trajectory |
C | Ontogeneric Trajectory |
D | Genetic Trajectory |
Question 52 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 53 |
-underwent rapid burial
-internal structures were often preserved
-most fossils from Ediacaran period were fossilized through this process.
A | Impressions |
B | Permineralization |
C | Carbonization |
D | Permineralization |
Question 54 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 55 |
On the following diagram, around what time 5A ended?
Note: DO NOT scroll down to the Geologic Time scale on this page. Answer this without using any AIDS.
A | 66.0 Ma |
B | 252.17 Ma |
C | 4030 Ma |
D | 4560 Ma |
Question 56 |
A | They lived attached to the substratum with the aid of root-like structures. |
B | SpongeBob SquarePants can NOT be classified into Phylum Proifera. |
C | They are planktonic organisms. |
D | They have well specialized organs. |
Question 57 |
A | Spherical symmetry |
B | Radial symmetry |
C | Biradial symmetry |
D | Bilateral symmetry |
Question 58 |
A | reefs. |
B | platonic. |
C | biocherms. |
D | ecologic. |
Question 59 |
A | families |
B | genera |
C | classes |
D | phyla |
E | orders |
Question 60 |
A | Superclass |
B | Kingdom |
C | Order |
D | Phylum |
Question 61 |
A | Genetic |
B | Stratigraphic |
C | Morphological |
D | Chemical |
Question 62 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 63 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 64 |
A | Carboniferous |
B | Mesozoic |
C | Paleozoic |
D | Cenozoic |
E | Precambrian |
Question 65 |
A | Neogene |
B | Carboniferous |
C | Paleozoic |
D | Neoproterozoic |
Question 66 |
A | holdfast |
B | basal ring |
C | feet |
D | central cavity |
Question 67 |
A | I. anisometric II. isometric |
B | I. symmetrical II. non-symmetrical |
C | I. non-symmetrical II. symmetrical |
D | I. isometric II. anisometric |
Question 68 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 69 |
A | four |
B | three |
C | five |
D | two |
Question 70 |
A | The lack of exoskeletons in some parts of the stratigraphic windows. |
B | Fossils of the organism were found without the exoskeleton. Hint: Impossible due to soft body dissolution. |
C | The trace fossils left by the organism during certain growth periods. |
D | Abundance in organic matter in some parts of the stratigraphic windows. |
Question 71 |
A | Phylum Cnidaria |
B | Phylum Helmichordata |
C | Phylum Porifera |
D | Phylum Brachiopoda |
Question 72 |
A | Holocene |
B | Ediacaran |
C | Cretaceous |
D | Eoarchean |
Question 73 |
A | Mississippian |
B | Triassic |
C | Jurassic |
D | Devonian |
Question 74 |
A | Pentremites |
B | Archaeocyathid |
C | Lingula |
D | Inoceramus |
Question 75 |
A | Modern Linnaean hierarchy |
B | Original Linnaean hierarchy |
C | Improved Linnaean hierarchy |
Question 76 |
A | Amblyprocts |
B | Scierocytes |
C | Archaeocytes |
D | Porocytes |
Question 77 |
A | Early middle Cambrian |
B | Lower Silurian |
C | Middle Ordovician |
D | Early Lower Permian |
Question 78 |
A | Sclerocytes |
B | Pinacocytes |
C | Archaeocytes |
D | Choanocytes |
Question 79 |
A | Morphological studies |
B | Chemical compositional studies |
C | Genetic studies |
D | Behavioral studies (trace fossils) |
Question 80 |
What is 3L on the following diagram?
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A | Ordovician |
B | Pennsylvanian |
C | Devonian |
D | Jurassic |
Question 81 |
A | humans. |
B | echinoids. |
C | bivalves. |
D | trilobite. |
Question 82 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 83 |
What are the Eons represented by 1A and 1B respectively on the following diagram?
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A | Cenozoic and Mesozoic |
B | Cenozoic and Paleozoic |
C | Phanerozoic and Precambrian |
D | Proterozoic and Archean |
Question 84 |
A | Cristata |
B | Cnidaria |
C | Hexagonaria |
D | Animalia |
Question 85 |
A | True |
B | False |
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Geology (GLGY 491-UCAL) Midterm I Protistans
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Question 1 |
A | Sponges |
B | Spumellaria |
C | Albaillaria |
D | Foraminifera |
Question 2 |
A | cortical shell |
B | microsphere |
C | basal ring |
D | medullar shell |
Question 3 |
A | Sagittal ring |
B | Basal ring |
C | Aperture |
D | Cephalon |
Question 4 |
A | Forminifera |
B | Coccolithophorids |
C | Diatom |
D | Spumellaria |
Question 5 |
A | At young stage, passive. At adult stage active. |
B | Active |
C | At young stage, active. At adult stage passive. |
D | Passive; like people high on weed. |
Question 6 |
A | Jurassic to Cretaceous |
B | Cambrian to Holocene (recent) |
C | Ediacaran to Cretaceous |
D | Jurassic to Holocene (recent) |
Question 7 |
A | Ediacaran |
B | Late Triassic |
C | Ordovician |
D | Holocene |
Question 8 |
A | False; it is four bars. |
B | True |
C | False; it is six bars. |
Question 9 |
A | Y |
B | W |
C | X |
D | Z |
Question 10 |
A | Ernst Haeckel |
B | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
C | Dr. Marius (Dan) Georgescu |
D | Charles Robert Darwin |
Question 11 |
A | Outer most part in green. |
B | Black lines indicating the spines. |
C | Middle part in red. |
D | Central part in blue. |
Question 12 |
A | 300 - 900 microns. |
B | 20 - 200 microns. |
C | 50 - 900 microns. |
D | 1000 - 5000 microns. |
Question 13 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 14 |
Find the odd one out.
SilicoflagellatesDiatoms
Radiolarians
Coccolithophorids
Tasmanitids
A | Radiolarians |
B | Tasmanitids |
C | Diatoms |
D | Coccolithophorids |
E | Silicoflagellates |
Question 15 |
A | Apical ring |
B | Bars |
C | Basal ring |
D | Spines (larger) |
Question 16 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 17 |
A | central spines |
B | cortical spines |
C | byspines |
D | polar spines |
Question 18 |
A | Epiproferia |
B | Hypotheca |
C | Epitheca |
D | Epicingulum |
Question 19 |
A | They started to dissolve well below the CCD of the water column. |
B | They started to dissolve well above the CCD of the water column. |
C | They have animal-type metabolism. |
D | They are closely related to Radiolarians. |
E | They are typically benthic form of organisms. |
Question 20 |
A | Tasmanitids |
B | Nassellaria |
C | Silicoflagellates |
D | Diatoms |
Question 21 |
A | Spumellaria |
B | Nassellaria |
C | Forminifera |
D | Coccolithophorids |
Question 22 |
A | Silicoflagellates |
B | Radiolarians |
C | Tasmanitids |
D | Diatoms |
Question 23 |
A | organic reefs and clastic rocks |
B | in organic shale |
C | coccolithoids |
D | chalks and calcareous oozes |
Question 24 |
A | Basal ring |
B | Bars |
C | Spines |
D | Apical ring |
Question 25 |
A | Upper Devonian |
B | Lower Jurassic |
C | Middle Cambrian |
D | Upper Silurian |
Question 26 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 27 |
A | Silicoflagellates |
B | Foraminifera |
C | Diatoms |
D | None; all of them have plant-like metabolism |
Question 28 |
A | Abdomen |
B | Aperture |
C | Thorax |
D | Cephalon |
Question 29 |
A | Nitrogen |
B | Silicon |
C | Oxygen |
D | Carbon |
Question 30 |
A | False because it is the abundance of oxygen and light. |
B | True |
C | False because the availability of other micro-organisms for food supply that dictates the distribution. |
D | False because it is the temperature of the upper water column. |
Question 31 |
Find the odd one out.
SilicoflagellatesDiatoms
Radiolarians
Coccolithophorids
Sponges
Foraminifera
A | Silicoflagellates |
B | Coccolithophorids |
C | Sponges |
D | Radiolarian |
Question 32 |
A | Paleozoic to Holocene (recent) |
B | Jurassic to Holocene (recent) |
C | Cretaceous to Holocene (recent) |
D | Cambrian to Miocene |
Question 33 |
A | Aperture |
B | Thorax |
C | Cephalon |
D | Abdomen |
Question 34 |
A | Epitheca |
B | Epicingulum |
C | Hypotheca |
D | Epiproferia |
Question 35 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 36 |
A | W |
B | X |
C | Y |
D | Z |
Question 37 |
A | Anything above 5% |
B | Anything above 1% |
C | Anything above 10% |
D | Anything above 40% |
Question 38 |
A | co-axial |
B | no symmetry; primitive. |
C | bilateral |
D | radial |
Question 39 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 40 |
A | Profiera |
B | Coccolithophorids |
C | Archaeocyatha |
D | Diatoms |
Question 41 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 42 |
A | Lower Cretaceous |
B | Upper Devonian |
C | Upper Cambrian |
D | Middle Jurassic |
Question 43 |
A | basal ring |
B | medullar shell |
C | microsphere |
D | cortical shell |
Question 44 |
A | clay |
B | chalks and calcareous oozes |
C | inorganic reefs |
D | oil shales |
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Credits: Based on the excellent class notes provided by, Dr. Marius (Dan) Georgescu during Fall 2013.
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Hierarchy of Life
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
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Geologic Time Scale
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EON | ERA | PERIOD | EPOCH | AGE (Ma) | ||
-zoic |
Cenozoic (Cz) |
Quaternary (Q) | Holocene | 0.011710 | ||
Pleistocene (Ps) | 2.588 | |||||
Neogene (N) | Pliocene (PO) | 5.332 | ||||
Miocene (MI) | 23.03 | |||||
Paleogene (PE) | Oligocene(OG) | 33.9 | ||||
Eocene (EO) | 56 | |||||
Paleocene (Pε) | 66.0 | |||||
Mesozoic (MZ) |
Cretaceous (K) | 145 | ||||
Jurassic (J) | 201.3 | |||||
Triassic (Tr) | 252.17 | |||||
Paleozoic (Pz) |
Permian (P) | 298.9 | ||||
Carboni- -ferous (C) |
Pennsylvanian (|P) | 323.2 | ||||
Mississippian (M) | 358.9 | |||||
Devonian (D) | 419.2 | |||||
Silurian (S) | 443.8 | |||||
Ordovician (O) | 485.4 | |||||
Cambrian (∈) | 541 | |||||
Pre∈ | Pro- -terozoic (Ρ) |
Neo (Z) | 635 | |||
850 | ||||||
Meso (Y) | 1000 Ma | 1600 | ||||
Paleo (X) | 2500 | |||||
Archean (A) | 2800 | |||||
3200 | ||||||
3600 | ||||||
4030 | ||||||
Hadean (ρA) | ~ 4560 |
* Symbols are based on reference USGS reference table.
Image version of the above table for those who are still using stone age computers like Fred Flintstone.