EAPS 112 Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024
Birds evolved from a group of dinosaurs called theropods. - ANSWER-True
Theropods are the evolutionary ancestors of all dinosaurs. - ANSWER-False
Gymnosperms are flowering plants that became common in the Cretaceous. - ANSWER-False
Pterosaurs ...
EAPS 112 Exam Questions & Answers
2023/2024
Birds evolved from a group of dinosaurs called theropods. - ANSWER-True
Theropods are the evolutionary ancestors of all dinosaurs. - ANSWER-False
Gymnosperms are flowering plants that became common in the Cretaceous. - ANSWER-False
Pterosaurs were neither dinosaurs nor birds. - ANSWER-True
Evidence of dinosaur endothermy comes in part from bone structure and predator-prey relationships. -
ANSWER-True
The most abundant members of the marine invertebrate community in the Mesozoic were gastropods,
foraminifera, and belemnites. - ANSWER-False
Amphibians diversified and repopulated vast swathes of land after the end of the Paleozoic mass
extinction. - ANSWER-False
Mammals share a common ancestor with reptiles. - ANSWER-True
Anomalous elevated concentrations of iron at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary suggests to many
geologists that a meteorite impact caused the end Mesozoic mass extinctions. - ANSWER-False
The Mesozoic Era is recognized as the "Age of Reptiles." - ANSWER-True
Burrowing organisms flourished after the end of the Paleozoic mass extinction. - ANSWER-True
, Pangaea began to rift apart during the late Triassic, which affected climate and biotic evolution. -
ANSWER-True
Dinosaurs are divided into two orders, Saurischia and Ornithischia, which are based on differences in
body size and locomotion. - ANSWER-False
Mammals evolved from cynodonts after the extinction of the dinosaurs. - ANSWER-False
The evolution of cynodonts to mammals is supported by fossil evidence showing modifications to bones
of the inner ear, lower jaw, and teeth. - ANSWER-True
The regression of the Tejas Sea controlled the development of sedimentary facies in the Gulf Coastal
region. - ANSWER-True
The Laramide Orogeny was unique for its extensive igneous activity and inland position. - ANSWER-False
The North American Cordillera has been evolving since the Neoproterozoic. - ANSWER-False
Geologic activity within the circum-Pacific orogenic belt is largely due to subduction. - ANSWER-True
The Appalachians had eroded to a flat plain by the end of the Mesozoic, and Cenozoic uplift and erosion
is responsible for their present day topography. - ANSWER-True
The present distribution of land and sea, climatic and ocean circulation patterns, and Earth's topography
and biota developed during the Cenozoic. - ANSWER-True
Although gold and phosphorous are common minerals found in Cenozoic rocks, oil and natural gas have
not had time to develop and so are not found in Cenozoic rocks. - ANSWER-False
One similarity between the Alpine and Himalayan orogenies is the absence of recent seismic activity, an
indicator that an orogeny has concluded. - ANSWER-False
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