The “Hobbit” species that has been named Homo floresiensis (select all that apply):

a. lived in present-day Indonesia.

b. was arguably a Neanderthal.

c. was arguably a modern human suffering from a physical condition.

d. is thought to have died out 28,000 years ago.

e. may represent a previously unknown species of hominin.

All plants are thought to have evolved from water-dwelling ______.

All land-dwelling vertebrates are _____, which evolved from ______.

The amniotic egg that came about in reptile evolution was important because it could be laid ______.

Life has three domains, and one of these domains has four kingdoms within it. Name both the domains and the kingdoms.

Life is thought to have begun as early as ______ years ago. One important event that took place in the long, early time span called the Precambrian was the appearance of ____ in Earth’s atmosphere, all of it produced as a by-product of photosynthesis carried out by a type of ______.

The Cambrian Explosion was an explosion in the number of ______ life-forms.

Each of the eras or periods within the geological timescale is characterized by a particular grouping of ______ preserved today as ______.

True or false: The first animals and plants evolved early in life’s history.

Life is generally regarded as having begun with the development of ______ molecules or chemical systems.

In what way are the bryophyte plants and the amphibian animals alike?