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BioBeyond Unit 4: Rise of the Animals: Nilpena, Australia Over 500 million Correct 100%
Question : Take a moment to observe the Nilpena
environment as it looks today. List three features or characteristics of this location that stand out to you.
Correct answer:
Rocky Uneven Terrain Hot & Dry Climate Sparse grass & vegetation
Question : According to the video you just watched, select
which answer describes when the Ediacaran Period took place?
Correct answer: Just after the worldwide glaciation.
Question : As you look around the landscape, imagine
what it might have looked like millions of years ago when it was still underwater. If you had to GUESS what the environment here at Nilpena might have looked like
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during the Ediacaran Period, which features do you think could have been present? Select a choice from each area.
Correct answer:
Deep water more than 200m - little to no sunlight Tropical marine Waves with some storm events Rocky
Question : Now imagine what types of organisms might
have lived in that environment. Again, making a guess, choose which of these organisms might have existed during the Ediacaran Period. (select all that apply)
Correct answer: *select your guesses
Question : According to the video you just watched, Dr.
Cohen makes a comment regarding why the fossils of the Ediacaran Period are important. Select which statement she makes regarding the fossils from the choices below.
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Correct answer: The fossils represent the first example of
large organisms in the fossil record.
Question : Think about this: Humans today are closer in time to the Tyrannosaurus rex (T-rex) dinosaur that lived 66 million years ago from the present day... ...than the T- rex is to it's older ancestor the Stegosaurus dinosaur, that lived appoximately 150 million years ago from the present day. (About 90 million years before the T-Rex existed!) The first evidence of life on Earth was approximately 23 times earlier than when the Stegosaurus lived. If you use the same logic from above, approximately how far back in time do you think the first evidence of life on Earth would have been?
Correct answer: 3.5 billion years ago
Question : According to the video you just watched, Dr.
Cohen talks about an important type of bacteria called cyanobacteria. Select what process Dr. Cohen states that these cyanobacteria can do.
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Correct answer: Photosynthesis
Question : How are the rocks layered here?
Horizontal like stacked pancakes Vertical like arranged columns Which way do these rocks appear to be orientated?
Correct answer: Horizontal like stacked pancakes
Question : Is there a predominant rock type here? As you
have observed, the rocks in this outcrop are horizontally layered. As you look the rocks, think about what the basic rock type is that you are observing at this outcrop. Now, make a educated guess regarding what you think the basic rock type is that you are observing here?
Correct answer: Sedimentary rocks - Rocks formed by the
deposition of sediments by water, wind or ice.
Question : Drag each of the six items below to one of the
three picture environments above them. Place each item