- 1. During which geological period did the Tertiary Period occur?
A) Quaternary
B) Cenozoic
C) Paleozoic
D) Mesozoic
- 2. Which era follows the Tertiary Period?
A) Cambrian
B) Devonian
C) Jurassic
D) Quaternary
- 3. Approximately how many million years ago did the Tertiary Period begin?
A) 250
B) 66
C) 145
D) 400
- 4. Which prominent group of mammals evolved during the Tertiary Period?
A) Proboscideans
B) Carnivorans
C) Primates
D) Cetaceans
- 5. The Tertiary Period followed which major extinction event?
A) Cretaceous-Paleogene
B) Triassic-Jurassic
C) Permian-Triassic
D) Ordovician-Silurian
- 6. The Tertiary Period is characterized by the ____ of the Earth's climate.
A) Extreme fluctuations
B) Warming
C) Stabilization
D) Cooling
- 7. During the Tertiary Period, which group of mammals became fully adapted to aquatic life?
A) Primates
B) Proboscideans
C) Cetaceans
D) Marsupials
- 8. Which epoch of the Tertiary Period is characterized by a period of global cooling?
A) Pliocene
B) Miocene
C) Oligocene
D) Eocene
- 9. The Tertiary Period marks the beginning of the dominance of ____ on Earth.
A) Insects
B) Mammals
C) Amphibians
D) Dinosaurs
- 10. In which epoch of the Tertiary Period did early hominids begin to appear?
A) Oligocene
B) Paleocene
C) Miocene
D) Pleistocene
- 11. During the Tertiary Period, which continent saw a significant separation from Antarctica?
A) Eurasia
B) Africa
C) Australia
D) South America
- 12. Which epoch of the Tertiary Period is characterized by the emergence of modern primates?
A) Oligocene
B) Pliocene
C) Eocene
D) Miocene
- 13. The Tertiary Period began after the extinction of most ____.
A) Dinosaurs
B) Mammals
C) Insects
D) Reptiles
- 14. Which geological period immediately precedes the Tertiary Period?
A) Triassic
B) Cretaceous
C) Carboniferous
D) Jurassic
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