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