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BIO Beyond Rise of theAnimals Nilpena,
Australia Exam
Questions and Complete
Solutions Graded A+
Observations
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. - Answer: Rocky Uneven
Terrain
Hot & Dry Climate
Sparse grass & vegetation
Review it!
According to the video you just watched, select which answer describes when the Ediacaran Period took
place? - Answer: Just after the worldwide glaciation.
Make a guess.
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
during the Ediacaran Period, which features do you think could have been present?
Select a choice from each area. - Answer: Deep water more than 200m - little to no sunlight
Tropical marine
, Waves with some storm events
Rocky
Make a guess.
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) - Answer: *select your guesses
Review it!
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. - Answer: The fossils
represent the first example of large organisms in the fossil record.
How large is the concept of time?
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? - Answer: 3.5 billion years ago
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. - Answer: Photosynthesis
How are the rocks layered here?
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