GSC Final

When did Pterosaurs live?
Triassic-Cretaceous
Triassic-Jurassic
Jurassic-Cretaceous
They still exist today
Who first identified Pterosaurs?
Mary Anning
Charles Darwin
Cosimo Collini
Jack Horner
Early research suggested that Pterosaurs....
Were more suited to flying than gliding
Were more suited to swimming than flying
Were more suited to gliding than flying
Were more suited to walking than gliding
The first vertebrates to evolve true flight were....
Dragons
Pterosaurs
Hummingbirds
Flying squirrels
Which of these is NOT a reason that pterosaurs evolved wings for flight?
Exploration
To hide their eggs
Action as a predator
Action as prey
What do severely damaged and healed mandibles suggest about Mosasaurus?
They were easily preyed upon
They were violent in hunting and fighting
They had poor eyesight
They received quickly from injury
In discovering the first Mosasaurus fossil, scientists believed that the skull belonged to a...?
Crocodile
Whale
Large lizard
Shark
What locations have mosasaurus fossils been found in?
North and south America
Antartica
All around the world
Africa
What reptile from the early cretaceous period did mosasaurus evolve from?
Choristodera
Elosuchus
Bernissartia
Agialosaur
What similarity does mosasaurus share with the modern crocodile?
Jaw
Thick tail
Rounded snout
Short legs
Where is the black belt?
Southern united states
Australia
Canada
Western united states
How did the sediment in the black belt turn into chalk?
When the continents moved and the ocean dried up
The calcium in the dead plankton turned it white
The weight of the sediment consolidated it into chalk
It was always chalk
What happened to the cretaceous plankton after they died?
They would float on top of the ocean
They would sink to the bottom of the ocean
They would wash up on the shore
They would evaporate
What made the black belt soil so fertile?
High PH
Nitrogen rich
High oxygen level
Lots of calcium carbonate
Which crop grew well in the black belt?
Cotton
Corn
Sugar
Tobacco
Where would you find the eohippus during the paleogene period?
Africa and south america
North america and europe
South america and asia
Africa
What did the eohippus diet consist of
Grass
Berries
Insects
Low-lying leaves
In the eohippus skeleton, which part displayed the most similarities with that of the modern day horse?
The long legs
The toes
The teeth
The neck
What was the eohippus mode of defense when it came to protect itself against predators like the labor toothed cat
The use of its shell
Outrunning its predator
Stinging with its tail
None of the above
Which are the four ways the eohippus has evolved into the modern day house?
Lengthening of legs, increase in over size, increase in brains size, reduction in number of hooves
Decree in size of brain, increase in number of hooves, shift from herbivore to carnivore, decreases in overall size
Shift from on land to sea mammal, smaller growth of teeth, shorter legs, shorter tail
The eohippus never evoked into the modern day horse
T-rexes real name is tyrannosaurus rex
True
False
T rexes had feathers
True
False
T-rexes are classified as
Eukaryote
Trilobites
Theropods
Camerocera
How confident were scientists on t-rex's velocity
Very confident
Confident
So-so
Not at all
What did t-rexes eat
Plants
Mud
Herbivores
Brachiopods
The hadrocodium is well-known for its relatively large....
Fore-arms
Brain
Skull
Tail
Fruitafossor had teeth that lacked enamel and were lost and replaced over time
True
False
Which mama from the jurassic had forearms that earned it the nickname popeye?
Oligokyphus
Fruitafossor
Hadrocodium
This mammal had the skull preserved evidence of middle ear bones
Oligokyphus
Fruitafossor
Hadrocodium
Oligokyphus means
Small burrow digging animal
Animal with rodeo like teeth
Large brain
Small curved animal
During which period did the ichthyosaurus live
Devonian period
Early jurassic
Mississipian
Ordovician
What does the name ichthyosaurus mean
Reptile
Strong one
Fish lizard
Predator
What was the primary source of food for ichthyosaurus?
Algae
Lizards
Pizza
Fish and squid
The body of an ichthyosaurus resembles the body of an....
Dolphin
Octopus
Tiger
Dog
What feature helped the ichthyosaurus in terms of evolution?
Their tails
Eyes
Massive ear bones
Weight
How do brachiopods eat?
They are photosynthesize
They prey on smaller animals
They are filter feeders
They skim the sea floor for small organisms
Brachiopods belong to which phylum of the animal kingdom?
Arthopod
Molluscs
Brachiopoda
Echinoderm
The _______- is the only soft tissue the protrudes from the shell to allow water with food to pass through and to cling to rocks
Pedicle
Tongue
Lophophore
Adjuster muscle
What period is the lungfish from?
Cambrian
Devonian
Permian
Silurian
What does RSA stand for ?
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia
Really seriously aly
Respiratory security alliance
Resistant syndrome antibiotic
Where did humans get their heartbeat pattern from?
The polar bear
Zooxanthella in coral reefs
Tuna fish
Lungfish
Where did these brazilian researchers encounter the lungfish?
North america
Europe
South america
Australia
What does RS do?
Speed the heart on inhale
Slow the heart on exhale
Both of the above
Causes heart palpitations
When did the main evolution of human take place?
Pliocene
Pleistocene
Paleocene
Holocene
Which are the tools that homo habilis can use ?
Fishhooks
Spear throwers
Stone tools
Sewing needles
Where had the homo erectus been found?
Africa
China
Java
South america
Which species found the way to use fire?
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens
Modern humans
All people living today belong to which hespiecs?
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens
Homo habilies
Home sapiens sapiens
We are currently living in an ice age
True
False
The himalayan mountain range was formed as a result of which two converging plates?
Pacific and indian
Indian and eurasian
Eurasian and north american
Pacific and north american
 
 
 
 
 
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