Mesozoic Life

Which era is known as the "age of reptiles"

• Paleozoic Era
• Cenozoic Era
• Mesozoic Era
• Precambrian Era

What major event ended the Mesozoic Era ?

• The Earth stopped rotating.

• One of several "Ice Ages".

• An asteroid struck the Earth.

• A tornado destroyed most life on the planet.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Match the following plants that dominated the Mesozoic Era.

• Cycads

• 
• Ferns

• 
• Ginkos

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• Conifers

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

This creature which is closest related to modern day snakes and lizards was a.....

• Plisiosaur

• Blue Whale

• Mososaur

• Dinosaur

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

From the diapsid family Sauropterygii this marine reptile was called a....

• Mososaur

• Dinosaur

• Placoderm

• Plisiosaur

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Tyrannosaurus Rex was a ________ dinosaur.

• Saurapod

• Therapod

• Ornithiscian

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What were the names of the two supercontinents after Pangaea's break up?

• Godwana

• Panotia

• Zealandier

• Laurasia

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The mesozoic was ______ and ______ than today.

• colder

• warmer

• wetter

• dryer

The clade Dinosauria breaks down into two major branches...what are they?

• theropod

• saurishia

• Sauropod

• ornithiscia

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The following dinosaurs are

• saurishian

• ornithiscian

• sauropoda

• therapoda

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2