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