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WHAT’S YOUR LE-Q (Life on Earth Quotient)? Come back on September 1, 2005 for the answers to this quiz as well the next quiz: What’s Your CON-Q (Consciousness Quotient)? PLEASE NOTE: For answers to this quiz, follow this link. For updates about future quizzes sign up on our mailing list. 1.
Evidence suggests that life first appeared in the ocean
just after the Earth was formed. 2.
For several billion years, life survived in the ocean as
invisible, single-celled organisms 3.
Less than one billion years ago, sexual reproduction evolved
to reduce the risk of genetic defects in offspring. 4.
Evidence suggests that there was no predation among living
creatures for almost 3 billion years. 5.
About 550 million years ago, the earliest life form to
survive on land was the amphibian. 6.
The worst mass extinction on record occurred about 65 million
years ago and killed off the dinosaurs. 7.
There is no evidence that any creatures alive today are
descended from dinosaurs. 8.
All modern mammals (including humans) have descended from
reptiles, and still share certain basic physiological features with
reptiles. 9.
Mammals account for a significant portion of the 10-100
million species alive today. 10.
Over the past 10,000 years, the rate of species extinction
has been high enough to qualify as a mass extinction. Come back on September 1, 2005 for the answers to this quiz as well the next quiz: What’s Your CON-Q (Consciousness Quotient)? For updates about future quizzes sign up on our mailing list. For a brief overview of human evolution and its spiritual implications, see Chapter 3 of “The Richest of Fare: Seeking Spiritual Security in the Sonoran Desert” by Phyllis Strupp. Purchase "The Richest of Fare: Seeking Spiritual Security in the Sonoran Desert" at Amazon.com
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