Triassic Period REVIEW

Which of the following plants was NOT common during the Triassic Period?

• Conifers

• Flowering plants

• Ginkgoes

• Ferns

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following animals lived during the Mid Triassic?

• Mammals only

• Birds

• Frogs, turtles and crocodiles

• Only dinosaurs

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Most dinosaurs evolved from what type of animals that existed at the start of the Triassic Period?

• Large carnivores

• Large bird like dinosaurs

• Small, mammal like reptiles

• Large herbivorous Sauropods

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following statements about the Early Triassic marine life is correct?

• Only fish existed in the oceans

• Marine reptiles were the dominant predators

• Coral reefs were abundant and thriving

• All marine life went extinct during the Triassic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The Triassic Period is referred to as "The Age of the...."

• archosaurs

• dinosaurs

• reptiles

• mammals

In the Late Triassic, which of the following dinosaurs was known for being bipedal and carnivorous?

• Plateosaurus

• Nothosaurus

• Guaibasaurus

• Lystrosaurus

What is considered to be the first "true" dinosaur?

• Nothosaurus

• Plateosaurus

• Lystrosaurus

• Coelophysis

What major event marked the beginning of the Triassic Period?

• The formation of Laurasia

• The rise of mammals

• The evolution of flowering plants

• Mass Extinction of many land and marine organisms

Which of the following is true of the Late Triassic Epoch?

• It was characterized by the dominance of amphibians

• The earliest dinosaurs and small mammals evolve

• It was a time of extreme cold

• It ended with the formation of Pangaea

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following statements about the Triassic climate is true?

• It had polar ice caps

• It was very hot and dry inland but experienced seasonal monsoons near the coasts

• It was consistently cold throughout

• It was mostly wet and humid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4