BIO 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18, 41: Cambrian Explosion, Ordovician, Devonian

38 views4 pages

silverbee937

3 Mar 2017

School

University of Rochester

Department

Biology

Course

BIO 111

Professor

Minckley

For unlimited access to Textbook Notes, a Class+ subscription is required.

Document Summary

18. 3 major events in the evolution of life can be read in the fossil record (5 pages) To reconstruct the physical changes in the environment and their effects on life, researchers use fossil record. Precambrian life was small and aquatic: at first, life was mostly small and aquatic for a several possible reasons. Not enough oxygen in the atmosphere to support for the larger organisms. Extreme cold weather (the snowball hypothesis) claims that life was confined to warm places such as hot springs, deep thermal vents, and a few equatorial oceans. These areas would not have been able to support larger life. Many groups of organisms that arose during the cambrian later diversified: the ordovician first period of the remainder of the paleozoic era. Most of the continents were in the southern hemispheres. At the end, sea levels dropped significantly causing 75% of the animals to become extinct: the silurian. Marine life returned after the disaster of the ordovician.

Related Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an example of evolution?

(a) Beak size in a population of birds becomes larger from onegeneration to the next

because larger beaked birds had higher reproductive success andpassed the trait to

their offspring

(b) Over long periods of time whales gradually lost theirhindlimbs

oxygen levels

(d) All of the above are examples of evolution

2. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed:

(a) bacteria represent some of the youngest species on earth

(b) organisms can adapt to their environment

(d) all of the above

(e) none of the above

3. Carlos Linnaeus:

(a) devised a system of taxonomy that is still used today

(b) accepted the idea that most of lifeï¿½s diversity arosethrough the process of evolution

(d) a and b are correct

(e) a and c are correct

4. On what point(s) would Charles Darwin and Jean-BaptisteLamarck have agreed:

(a) adaptation occurs when individuals change to adapt to theirenvironment

(b) life is spontaneously generated all the time

(d) simple organisms have existed for a shorter period of timethan complex organisms

(e) they would have disagreed on all of these points

5. Several scientists have argued that life likely existed asfar back as 3.7 billion years ago. They base this claim on:

(a) the presence of biomarkers in rocks of that age

(b) fossils of stromatolites in rocks of that age

(d) the presence of tiny blobs of mineral-rich fluids in rocksof that age

6. The earliest generally accepted fossils of living organismsare:

(a) yeasts

(b) stromatolites

(d) carbon isotopes

7. The transition of from single-celled to multi-celledorganisms:

(a) happened once

(b) happened on multiple occasions

(d) a and c are correct

(e) b and c are correct

8. The earliest animal fossils appear similar to modern day:

(a) sponges

(b) archaea

(d) jellyfish

9. Tetrapods include:

(a) organisms descended from ancestors with four limbs

(b) birds

(d) all of the above

10. Based on current fossil evidence:

(a) whales were likely fully aquatic before they evolvedpeg-like teeth or baleen

(b) evolution of baleen forced whales to become fullyaquatic

mammals

(d) a and c are correct

(e) b and c are correct

It's a quiz for my life science class.

QUESTION 1

Organisms that have descended from the same initial group and have the ability to interbreed belong to the same

	A.	species.
	B.	family.
	C.	class.
	D.	genus.
	E.	order.

5 points

QUESTION 2

The simplest entity that exhibits all of the properties of life is called a(n)

	A.	molecule.
	B.	cell.
	C.	organism.
	D.	tissue.

5 points

QUESTION 3

In populations, adaptation usually arises through

	A.	responsiveness.
	B.	heredity.
	C.	metabolism.
	D.	natural selection.
	E.	development.

5 points

QUESTION 4

Scientists have found that ancient fossils

	A.	are less similar to present-day organisms than more recent fossils.
	B.	are just as similar to present-day organisms as more recent fossils.
	C.	are more similar to present-day organisms than more recent fossils.
	D.	are very similar to present-day organisms.
	E.	bear no resemblance to present-day organisms.

5 points

QUESTION 5

What is the term that describes the study of the relationship between living things and components of their environment?

	A.	herpetology
	B.	analogy
	C.	zoology
	D.	ecology
	E.	ichnology

5 points

QUESTION 6

Characteristics usually associated with life include all of the following except:

	A.	motility.
	B.	a high degree of organization.
	C.	lack of change from generation to generation.
	D.	reproduction.
	E.	responsiveness to stimuli.

5 points

QUESTION 7

The scientific name for the black-footed ferret is Mustela nigripes. The name Mustela indicates the _____________________ to which the organisms belongs.

	A.	phylum
	B.	class
	C.	family
	D.	species
	E.	genus

5 points

QUESTION 8

Which of the following is considered to be the most basic living unit?

	A.	organ system
	B.	molecule
	C.	organelle
	D.	cell
	E.	tissue

5 points

QUESTION 9

Which of the following concepts best describes the wide variety of dog species we observe, ranging from the domesticated golden retriever or the basset hound, to the wild dogs of Africa, to foxes?

	A.	preadaptation
	B.	special creation
	C.	inheritance of acquired characteristics.
	D.	taxonomy
	E.	evolution

5 points

QUESTION 10

If an ecologist is studying the cycling of carbon through a particular environment (which involes the movement of carbon through living things as well as through rock, air, and water), the scientist is studying at what level of ecology?

	A.	organismal
	B.	community
	C.	ecosystem
	D.	population
	E.	biosphere

5 points

QUESTION 11

Which list is organized from smallest to largest level of organization of life?

	A.	organisms, organ systems, organs, tissues, cells, organelles
	B.	organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms
	C.	organelles, tissues, cells, organ systems, organs, organisms
	D.	tissues, cells, organelles, organs, organ systems, organisms
	E.	cells, tissues, organ systems, organelles, organs, organisms

5 points

QUESTION 12

When examining the hierarchy of life, which of the following terms is most inclusive?

	A.	biosphere
	B.	population
	C.	species
	D.	ecosystem

5 points

QUESTION 13

The units of inheritance are

	A.	evolutions.
	B.	heredities.
	C.	genes
	D.	twins.
	E.	metabolic activities.

5 points

QUESTION 14

Organisms that undergo asexual reproduction

	A.	require another organism to reproduce.
	B.	are usually very complex.
	C.	produce offspring that are different from each other.
	D.	do not require energy to reproduce.
	E.	produce offspring that are identical to each other and to the parent.

5 points

QUESTION 15

All the living organisms in a particular area at a particular time make up a

	A.	biosphere.
	B.	community.
	C.	biosystem.
	D.	population.
	E.	ecosystem.

5 points

QUESTION 16

The first step in the scientific method is to

	A.	identify a problem.
	B.	predict the results of an experiment.
	C.	propose a solution.
	D.	draw a conclusion.
	E.	perform an experiment.

5 points

QUESTION 17

Young multicelled organisms usually start out small, then grow in size, and increase in complexity. This process is called:

	A.	heredity.
	B.	metabolism.
	C.	development.
	D.	evolution.
	E.	heredity.

5 points

QUESTION 18

To maintain order within their cells and organs, all living things must

	A.	carry on metabolism.
	B.	reproduce.
	C.	constantly change.
	D.	be able to move.
	E.	extract energy from sunlight.

5 points

QUESTION 19

Which of the following includes Highest levels of hierarchy?

	A.	family
	B.	phylum
	C.	domain
	D.	kingdom
	E.	order

5 points

QUESTION 20

Fungi are classified into which domain?

	A.	Archaea
	B.	Eukarya
	C.	Bacteria
	D.	Fungi

erinhare264

QUESTION 1

The âCambrian Explosionâ describes the relatively sudden appearance of __________ in the fossil record in the Cambrian.

		Metazoans
		Eukaryotes
		Algae
		Cephalopods
		Chocolate

0.5 points

QUESTION 2

Poriferans lack:

		Extracellular matrix
		Organs
		Choanocytes
		Nuclei

0.5 points

QUESTION 3

Which of the following has no terrestrial species?

		Brachiopoda
		Nematoda
		Mollusca
		Arthropoda

0.5 points

QUESTION 4

The metazoan phylum with the greatest diversity (i.e., number of species) today is:

		Arthropoda.
		Annelida.
		Cnidaria.
		Mollusca.

0.5 points

QUESTION 5

Segmentation is a feature of:

		Cnidarians
		Platyhelminthes
		Nematodes
		Annelids

0.5 points

QUESTION 6

A coelom is:

		Fun for the whole family.
		A fluid-filled body cavity forming within the mesoderm.
		A stinging cell found in cnidarians.
		A characteristic of flatworms.
		A fluid-filled body cavity between the mesoderm and endoderm.

0.5 points

QUESTION 7

How old is the earliest fossil evidence of life?

		3.8 Ma
		3.8 Ga
		1.8 Ga
		543 Ma

0.5 points

QUESTION 8

Which of the following is found only in bilaterians?

		Mesoderm
		Choanocytes
		Radial symmetry
		Gastrulation
		Nougat

0.5 points

QUESTION 9

Which of the following is not an explanation put forward for the Cambrian Explosion?

		Oxygen increase
		Revolution in substrate use
		Predation
		Global warming

0.5 points

QUESTION 10

Cnidarians are distinct from other animals in having:

		A can-do attitude
		Nematocysts
		Chitin
		Collagen
		Bilateral symmetry

0.5 points

QUESTION 11

Which of the following is a group within Platyhelminthes?

		Insecta
		Velveeta
		Bivalvia
		Cestoda
		Hydrozoa

0.5 points

QUESTION 12

Of Fungi, Metazoa, and Plantae, which two are thought to be more closely related to each other than they are to the third?

		Metazoa and Plantae
		Fungi and Plantae
		Fungi and Metazoa

0.5 points

QUESTION 13

The Cryogenian is a period of the Proterozoic characterized by:

		Low self esteem
		Earliest fossils of life
		Cooling and glaciation
		Sudden appearance of fossils with hard parts
		Increase in oxygen

0.5 points

QUESTION 14

Which of the following is thought not to have been abundant in the environment of the early Earth when life originated?

		Oxygen
		Nitrogen
		Methane
		Water

0.5 points

QUESTION 15

Of Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya, which two are thought to be more closely related to each other than they are to the third?

		Bacteria and Eukarya
		Archaea and Bacteria
		Archaea and Eukarya

0.5 points

QUESTION 16

The increase in oxygen that occurred around 2.3 Ga is referred to as:

		The Snowball Earth
		The Permian Extinction
		The Cambrian Explosion
		The Great Oxidation Event
		Friday

0.5 points

QUESTION 17

A lophophore is:

		A feeding structure found in brachiopods and bryozoans.
		A reproductive structure found in annelids and molluscs.
		A photoautotroph.
		Available at Targetâ¢.
		Absent in all lophotrochozoans.

0.5 points

QUESTION 18

One of the main divisions of protostomes is:

		Electronica
		Cnidaria
		Eukarya
		Lophotrochozoa
		Deuterostomia

0.5 points

QUESTION 19

If, as some studies have suggested, Ctenophora is the sister-taxon to other metazoans, this would imply that:

		Poriferans are not animals.
		Cnidarians are not monophyletic.
		We are all hosed.
		Nervous systems evolved more than once, or were lost by Porifera.
		Ctenophorans are cnidarians.

0.5 points

QUESTION 20

The chambered shells of fossil cephalopods contribute to:

		Feeding.
		The Red Cross.
		Respiration.
		Control of buoyancy.
		Propulsion.

BIO 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18, 41: Cambrian Explosion, Ordovician, Devonian

Document Summary

Get access

Related textbook solutions

Molecular Cell Biology

Biology: Science for Life with Physiology

Biology

Concepts of Biology

Essentials of Biology

Related Documents

BIO 111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, Cambrian Explosion

BIO 111 Chapter 41, 18: 2-13 (41.4, ch. 18)

BIO 111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Meristem, Clavarioid Fungi, Amniote

Related Questions