Extinct Animals Quiz

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is this well known extinct animal?
Saber-tooth Tiger
Woolly Mammoth
Ground sloth
Neanderthals
Answer explanation
The coat consisted of an outer layer of long, coarse "guard hair", which was 30 cm (12 in) on the upper part of the body, up to 90 cm (35 in) in length on the flanks and underside, and 0.5 mm (0.020 in) in diameter, and a denser inner layer of shorter, slightly curly under-wool, up to 8 cm (3.1 in) long and 0.05 mm (0.0020 in) in diameter.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the name of this popular extinct flightless bird?
Dodo
Pterodactyl
Passenger pigeon
Elephant bird
Answer explanation
The closest living relative of the dodo is the extant Nicobar pigeon.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the name of this genus belonging to the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae?
Cave lion
Dire wolf
Smilodon
Caspian tiger
Answer explanation
Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related to the tiger or other modern cats.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
This dinosaur played a role in Jurassic Park 3. What is the name of this dinosaur?
Tyrannosaurus rex
Spinosaurus
Allosaurus
Ceratosaurus
Answer explanation
The skull of Spinosaurus was long, low, and narrow, similar to that of a modern crocodilian, and bore straight conical teeth with no serrations.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
This subspecies of the plains zebra from South Africa went extinct in the 1880s, what is the name of it?
Crawshay's zebra
Maneless zebra
Burchell's zebra
Quagga
Answer explanation
It was distinguished from other zebras by its limited pattern of primarily brown and white stripes, mainly on the front part of the body. The rear was brown and without stripes, and appeared more horse-like.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The Tasmanian Tiger went extinct in 1936, what type of animal was it?
Rodent
Marsupial
Canid
Felidae
Answer explanation
The name thylacine is derived from thýlakos meaning "pouch" and inemeaning "pertaining to", and refers to the marsupial pouch. Both sexes had a pouch. The females used theirs for rearing young, and the males used theirs as a protective sheath, covering the external reproductive organs.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The desert rat-kangaroo is an extinct small hopping marsupial. Which country was it endemic to?
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Algeria
Australia
Answer explanation
The desert rat-kangaroo lived in the desert regions of Australia, including clay pans, loamy flats, sand ridges, and gibber plain habitats. Its native habitat was very arid; cover is sparse, and consists of saltbush and other chenopods and emu bush.
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