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