Animal diversity : BIOL0005

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Melbourne uni - BIOL1005 2016
Shi Shang  Tan
Quiz by Shi Shang Tan, updated more than 1 year ago
Shi Shang  Tan
Created by Shi Shang Tan about 8 years ago
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Question 1

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Name the largest extinction event that resulted in 90% of species becoming extinct.
Answer
  • The Permian-Trassic extinction
  • The Tertiary extinction
  • The Cretaceous extinction
  • The Evil Quartet

Question 2

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What extinction event resulted in the end of Dinosaurs.
Answer
  • The Evil Quartet
  • The Cambrian extinction
  • The Palaeozoic exctinction
  • The Devonian extinction
  • The Cretaceous - Tertiary extinction

Question 3

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what cause the 4 main reason believed to have caused the Cambrian explosion?
Answer
  • Appearance of the triploblastic body form
  • Increase in CO2 levels
  • The origin of homeobox (Hox) genes
  • Oxygen levels increase
  • The presence of trilobites
  • Greater interaction between organism

Question 4

Question
What was believed to have caused the Permian - Triassic extinction?
Answer
  • Meterorites
  • a Ice age
  • Enormous volcanic activity

Question 5

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Name the cause of the 6th extinction event:
Answer
  • Habitat loss
  • Volcano eruption
  • Natural disasters
  • Overkill
  • Invasive species
  • Extinction cascade

Question 6

Question
Human are the cause of the 6th extinction event?
Answer
  • True
  • False
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