Extinctions Quiz


Extinctions QuizVersion en ligne Test your knowledge of extinctions. par CORDOVA VAZQUEZ AXEL ELI 1 What does extinction mean? a Temporary disappearance from a region b The death of all members of a species c Species evolving into another d The loss of a single population 2 Which species' last individual, named Martha, died in 1914? a Labrador duck b Dodo bird c Passenger pigeon d Steller's sea cow 3 Which extinct bird was driven to extinction by introduced pigs and cats? a Moa b Quagga c Great auk d Dodo 4 What is a mass extinction? a A regional climate change event b A slow, gradual loss of one species c A local decline in population d A period when many species disappear quickly 5 Which mass extinction is linked to an asteroid impact near Mexico? a Late Ordovician b End-Permian c Late Devonian d End-Cretaceous 6 Earth's largest extinction event occurred during which period? a End Cretaceous b Late Triassic c Late Devonian d End Permian 7 What is the baseline extinction rate in nature? a One per year b Ten per year c About one species per one million species per year d One per ten thousand species per year 8 What caused the extinction of the Rocky Mountain locust? a Climate change b Habitat conversion to farmland c Pollution d Competition with invasive species 9 Which field studies past extinctions using fossils? a Paleobiology b Paleontology c Archaeology d Geology 10 What caused the extinction of the Hawaii chaff flower? a Habitat conversion to military installations b Invasive species c Overhunting d Pollution

1

What does extinction mean?

a

Temporary disappearance from a region

b

The death of all members of a species

c

Species evolving into another

d

The loss of a single population

2

Which species' last individual, named Martha, died in 1914?

a

Labrador duck

b

Dodo bird

c

Passenger pigeon

d

Steller's sea cow

3

Which extinct bird was driven to extinction by introduced pigs and cats?

a

Moa

b

Quagga

c

Great auk

d

Dodo

4

What is a mass extinction?

a

A regional climate change event

b

A slow, gradual loss of one species

c

A local decline in population

d

A period when many species disappear quickly

5

Which mass extinction is linked to an asteroid impact near Mexico?

a

Late Ordovician

b

End-Permian

c

Late Devonian

d

End-Cretaceous

6

Earth's largest extinction event occurred during which period?

a

End Cretaceous

b

Late Triassic

c

Late Devonian

d

End Permian

7

What is the baseline extinction rate in nature?

a

One per year

b

Ten per year

c

About one species per one million species per year

d

One per ten thousand species per year

8

What caused the extinction of the Rocky Mountain locust?

a

Climate change

b

Habitat conversion to farmland

c

Pollution

d

Competition with invasive species

9

Which field studies past extinctions using fossils?

a

Paleobiology

b

Paleontology

c

Archaeology

d

Geology

10

What caused the extinction of the Hawaii chaff flower?

a

Habitat conversion to military installations

b

Invasive species

c

Overhunting

d

Pollution