Geologic Time and Evolution Quiz

Explore Paleontology with 17 questions covering eras, events, and key figures. Test yourself on reptiles, extinction events, and geological epochs.

#1

Which era of the geologic time scale is known for the rise of reptiles and dinosaurs?

Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
Proterozoic Era
#2

Who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Louis Pasteur
Alfred Wallace
#3

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic era?

Pangaea
Gondwana
Laurasia
Rodinia
#4

Which epoch of the Cenozoic era is characterized by the appearance of Homo sapiens?

Pleistocene
Miocene
Holocene
Pliocene
#5

Which of the following is not a major geological era?

Paleozoic
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Proterozoic
#6

The concept of 'Uniformitarianism' in geology was proposed by:

Charles Darwin
James Hutton
Nicolaus Steno
Alfred Wegener
#7

Which of the following is not a major extinction event in Earth's history?

Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction event
Triassic-Jurassic extinction event
Pleistocene extinction event
Ordovician-Silurian extinction event
#8

The 'Cambrian Explosion' refers to:

A sudden increase in oxygen levels during the Cambrian period
A rapid diversification of multicellular life forms during the Cambrian period
The collision of continents during the Cambrian period
A mass extinction event during the Cambrian period
#9

The 'Great Oxygenation Event' occurred during which geological eon?

Hadean Eon
Archean Eon
Proterozoic Eon
Phanerozoic Eon
#10

Which group of organisms dominated the Earth during the Mesozoic era?

Mammals
Reptiles
Amphibians
Birds
#11

Which period of the Paleozoic era is known as the 'Age of Fishes'?

Cambrian
Ordovician
Silurian
Devonian
#12

What is the term for the study of ancient climates and environments through geological evidence?

Paleoclimatology
Geochronology
Sedimentology
Paleontology
#13

Which geological eon represents the longest span of time in Earth's history?

Hadean Eon
Archean Eon
Proterozoic Eon
Phanerozoic Eon
#14

The Burgess Shale, known for its exceptional fossil preservation, is located in which country?

United States
Canada
Australia
China
#15

The 'Great Dying' or the Permian-Triassic extinction event occurred approximately how many million years ago?

65 million years ago
250 million years ago
540 million years ago
1.8 billion years ago
#16

Which era immediately follows the Mesozoic era in the geologic time scale?

Paleozoic
Cenozoic
Proterozoic
Archean
#17

Who proposed the theory of continental drift, suggesting that continents were once connected?

Alfred Wegener
Charles Lyell
James Hutton
Arthur Holmes

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