1.Based on fig.3, fill in the table below. Eras Age Transformation events 2. Questions: a. Arrange the four eras from longest to shortest time duration. b. Which era had the most periods? C. c. In which era did the first life forms occur and what were they like?

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GEOLOGIC TIMELINE
Fig.3
MASE
EXTINCTIONS
YEAU I
PERIOD
ETOCH
ERA
RoLO CENE
PLEISTOCENE
GUATERNARY
RISS OF MAN
18
TERTIARY
RISE OF MAMMALS
MIOCENE
OLIGOCENE
EOCENE
PALEOCENE
50
CRETACEOU
MODE SD PLANTS
DANOSAURS
ATE
JURASSIC
FIRST BIRDS
TRIASSIE
200
TRIASSIC
CYCADS, FRST DIHOL
250
DEATH
RAE 2
PERMIAN
FIRST REPTILES
300-
PEMASYLVANIAN
FIRST INSECTS
MASSISSIPIAN
MANY CRINOIDS
DEVONIAN A
350
DEVONIAN
ES SUEP PULANTS
RATE T0
w LE LAe S
SI LURIAN
FARLIEST LAND
ANIMALS
40.
ORDOVICIAN
DEATH
RATE
EARLY BOHU SH
500
CAMBRIAN
NERTÉE AMAL
MACHIOrDE TOTES
S50
PROTEROZOIC
BACTERIA ALGAE, JESFA
250-
CAPS CRUST HAD ceLED
BOA TO ALin ForanATIOu
OF CONTENTE LIFE FORMS
ARCHEAN
4000
HADEAN
FORMATION OFTHE ART
4546
1.Based on fig.3, fill in the table below.
Eras
Age
Transformation events
2. Questions:
a. Arrange the four eras from longest to shortest time duration.
b. Which era had the most periods?
c. In which era did the first life forms occur and what were they like?
d. Did living organisms exist during the Hadean era? Explain your answer.
e. Which phylum of vertebrates first emerged?
f.
Which animal from the Proterozoic Eon persists up to the present?
g. For how many years did the Mesozoic Era last?
h. In which era did gigantic extinction occur?
i.
What is gigantic extinction?
j. What caused the gigantic extinction?
PHANEROZOIC
PALEOZOIC
MESOZOIC CENOZOIC
Transcribed Image Text:GEOLOGIC TIMELINE Fig.3 MASE EXTINCTIONS YEAU I PERIOD ETOCH ERA RoLO CENE PLEISTOCENE GUATERNARY RISS OF MAN 18 TERTIARY RISE OF MAMMALS MIOCENE OLIGOCENE EOCENE PALEOCENE 50 CRETACEOU MODE SD PLANTS DANOSAURS ATE JURASSIC FIRST BIRDS TRIASSIE 200 TRIASSIC CYCADS, FRST DIHOL 250 DEATH RAE 2 PERMIAN FIRST REPTILES 300- PEMASYLVANIAN FIRST INSECTS MASSISSIPIAN MANY CRINOIDS DEVONIAN A 350 DEVONIAN ES SUEP PULANTS RATE T0 w LE LAe S SI LURIAN FARLIEST LAND ANIMALS 40. ORDOVICIAN DEATH RATE EARLY BOHU SH 500 CAMBRIAN NERTÉE AMAL MACHIOrDE TOTES S50 PROTEROZOIC BACTERIA ALGAE, JESFA 250- CAPS CRUST HAD ceLED BOA TO ALin ForanATIOu OF CONTENTE LIFE FORMS ARCHEAN 4000 HADEAN FORMATION OFTHE ART 4546 1.Based on fig.3, fill in the table below. Eras Age Transformation events 2. Questions: a. Arrange the four eras from longest to shortest time duration. b. Which era had the most periods? c. In which era did the first life forms occur and what were they like? d. Did living organisms exist during the Hadean era? Explain your answer. e. Which phylum of vertebrates first emerged? f. Which animal from the Proterozoic Eon persists up to the present? g. For how many years did the Mesozoic Era last? h. In which era did gigantic extinction occur? i. What is gigantic extinction? j. What caused the gigantic extinction? PHANEROZOIC PALEOZOIC MESOZOIC CENOZOIC
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