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Mass ExtinctionsWhat is the biological significance of mass extinctions?Why?Evidence suggests that five mass extinctions have occurred throughout the history of the Earth—the mostfamous of which led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Scientists are still studying the causes of thesecatastrophic events. What can we learn from mass extinctions, and what is their impact on the diversity oflife forms found on Earth?Model 1 – Extinction Over TimeTotal Extinction Rate (families per million years)302520151050PaleozoicE542O488S444 50Time (millions of years ago)1. What are the names of the three eras identified on the x-axis in Model 1?2. To what does the y-axis on the graph in Model 1 refer? (Include the unit of this variable.)3. According to Model 1, approximately how long did each of these eras last?a. Paleozoicb. Mesozoicc. CenozoicMass Extinctions1

4. The letters below each era refer to discrete time periods that are listed in the table below. Complete the columns to indicate the approximate length of time each period lasted.EraPeriodPaleozoicEdicaranLength of time (in millions of eneNeogene5. Circle the five major mass extinctions on the graph in Model 1.6. List the period in which each mass extinction begins and ends.Mass Extinction 1 begins in and ends in .Mass Extinction 2 begins in and ends in .Mass Extinction 3 begins in and ends in .Mass Extinction 4 begins in and ends in .Mass Extinction 5 begins in and ends in .7. What appears to be one criterion that scientists use when defining the timing of geologic periods?8. Scientists name mass extinctions using the name of the time period during which the extinctionbegan. Using this information, with your group name each of the five mass extinctions.9. Carefully study the graph in Model 1.a. The line on the graph is never flat. What does this tell you about the rate of extinctions overtime?b. The line never reaches zero. What does this tell you?2POGIL Activities for AP* Biology

10. Species may become extinct for many different reasons. Brainstorm with your group and list fivedifferent factors that might cause a large number of species to become extinct.Read This!During the Permian extinction, 96% of all marine animal species became extinct. One suggestedexplanation for this is a series of massive volcanic eruptions that produced enough CO2 to warm theglobal climate by approximately 6 oC. The leading theory for the Cretaceous extinction (which led to thedisappearance of dinosaurs), is that a large extraterrestrial object collided with the Earth and resulted in acloud of debris that disturbed the global climate.11. Look at your group’s answers to Question 10. Were any of the explanations given in the ReadThis! box also on your list? If not, add them now.Mass Extinctions3

Model 2 – Diversity of LifeDiversity of Life and Geological Time1000Number of Families of O488S444 50Time (millions of years ago)12. How is the dependent variable in Model 2 different from that in Model 1?13. What is the overall trend shown in the graph in Model 2?14. The number of families of organisms is an indicator of biodiversity. Looking at the graph, whatcan you conclude about the biodiversity on Earth over the time period shown?15. On the graph in Model 2, mark the location of the five mass extinction events depicted in Model1 with arrows.16. What is the immediate effect of mass extinctions on the number of families of organisms?17. Using the graph in Model 2, estimate how long it takes for the number of families to recoverafter a mass extinction.4POGIL Activities for AP* Biology

Read This!Mass extinctions leave behind niches in ecosystems that can be filled by new or existing species that exhibit adaptations allowing them to survive in those spaces. This process is called adaptive radiation. Forexample, the fossil record shows that mammals living more than 65.5 million years ago were mostly small,rodent-like, burrowing creatures without much diversity. After the Cretaceous mass extinction, however,there was a dramatic increase in the number and types of mammals.18. Propose an explanation for why small rodents were able to survive the Cretaceous mass extinction.19. How did the extinction of the dinosaurs allow the adaptive radiation of mammals to occur?20. What evidence do you see from Model 2 that large scale adaptive radiation occurred followingthe five mass extinctions?21. Predict what would have happened if all of the early mammals living 66 million years ago haddied out in the Cretaceous mass extinction?22. Many biologists propose that we are currently in a sixth major extinction. If this is true, this massextinction event may be the first caused by one of the Earth’s inhabitants—humans. Whathuman actions do you think may be the cause of the increased rate of extinction today?23. What data could you collect that would support the idea that we are currently at the start of thesixth mass extinction?24. In light of your group’s answers to the previous questions, what would you predict to be thelong-term result of a sixth mass extinction?Mass Extinctions5

Extension Questions25. What is the source of the data collected to produce the graphs used in this activity?26. Every mass extinction leads to the rise of prominence of new groups of organisms. Using resources from the Internet, research what type of organisms were dominant after each of the five massextinctions.6POGIL Activities for AP* Biology

2 POGIL Activities for AP . Mass Extinction 4 begins in _ and ends in _. Mass Extinction 5 begins in _ and ends in _. 7. What appears to be one criterion that scientists use when defi ning the timing of geologic periods? 8. Scientists name mass extinctions using the name of the time period during which the extinction .

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