Mesozoic Era
1. What were some of the landmarks which occurred during the Mesozoic Era?

Time of the Dinosaurs

1. What evolutionary line did mammals evolve from?

2. What is convergent evolution? Give an example

3. What was the first bird? It has characteristics of birds and dinosaurs; what are they?

4. What evidence is there for dinosaurs being warm-blooded?

5. Describe one non-flowering plant seen before 130mya.

6. What advantages do flowering plants have over non-flowering plants?

7. What caused the K-T extinction of the dinosaurs?

Cenozoic Era

What are the highlights from this era?

Tropical Rockies

1. How are fossils identified as mammals?

2. What groups of organisms survived the KT extinction?

3. What affect did the demise of the dinosaurs have for current plants and animals?

4. What characteristics did primitive primates show which are similar to humans?

Expanding Grasslands

1. What are some new animal behaviors and what are their advantages?

2. Name three animals which were present 50mya and can still be found today?

3. What are two ways of life were established as climate warmed and dried?

4. Ancestors of whales lived on land. Why did they take to the water?

5. What scientific evidence is human evolution based on?

6. Are humans more closely related to orangutans or monkeys?

8. What types of changes occurred in humans evolution from the time of Lucy until current man?