Dinosaurs - Flocabulary

Dinosaurs were dominant on Earth during the ***** era

• Cenozoic

• Peleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Precambrian

Dinosaurs evolved from a type of

• reptile

• amphibian

• bacterium

• invertebrate

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The evolution of a species or group is best described as

• completely random

• sudden and unexpected

• very slow and gradual

• occurring over a couple of years

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in difference between dinosaurs and reptiles is their

• knees

• backbones

• rib cages

• hip sockets

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Saurischian dinosaurs are known as

• fish hipped

• lizard hipped

• bird hipped

• reptile hipped

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Most Ornithischian dinosaurs were

• fruitarian

• omnivorous

• carnivorous

• herbivorous

Kiara, a paleontologist, discovered a fozzilized dinosaur skull with sharp blade shaped teeth. What could she infer from her findings?

• The dinosaur was a meat eater

• the dinosaur hunted in large groups

• the dinosaur was a plant eater

• the dinosaur preferred to hunt along

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which of the following can NOT be learned from studying a dinosaur's fossils

• its' size

• the type of food it ate

• the color of its skin

• the shape of its teeth

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Dinosaurs lived on Earth for ****** years

• 1 trillion

• 160 million

• 1 million

• 575 million

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Which of these describes the relationship between dinosaurs and modern birds?

• dinosaurs are the ancestors of modern birds

• dinosaurs and modern birds evolved at the same time

• dinosaurs are the descendants of modern birds

• though some dinosaurs share some traits with modern birds, they are not related

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