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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Remainder of Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Burgess fauna follow the beginning of what era?
(a) Pezozoic Era.
(b) Mesozoic Era.
(c) Maleozoic Era.
(d) Paleozoic Era.

2. Which genus was Whittington focused on classifying in Chapter Three?
(a) Marrella.
(b) Splendens.
(c) Hartoll.
(d) Minillera.

3. What adjective describes how Whittington first felt when working on Naraoia?
(a) Frustrated.
(b) Excited.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Worried.

4. What do bats superficially resemble?
(a) Mammals.
(b) Birds.
(c) Albatross.
(d) Predators.

5. What does the 'grab bag' provided by the Burgess Shale consist of?
(a) Cartilage and fossils.
(b) Corpuscles and carapaces.
(c) Appendages and tissues.
(d) Appendages and anatomical forms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Act 3 explain?

2. Which progressive conception collapses because scientists do not fully understand the mechanisms of change?

3. What is the Burgess Shale composed of?

4. How does Leif Størmer spread the Burgess arthropods among the groups in the arthropod phylum?

5. What did Whittington attempt to do to many of the new species found in the Burgess Shale?

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