Tetrapods

A vertebrate animal with four limbs is called?

• biped

• tripod

• tetrapod

• vertebrate

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The longest known tetrapod is called?

• Acanthostega

• Lungfish

• Eusthenopteron

• Ichthyostega

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In 1985, which specimen was Dr. Clack able to study because it was up for grabs?

• Acanthostega

• Lungfish

• Eusthenopteron

• Ichthyostega

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Devonian tetrapod fossils have only been found in Greenland.

• True

• False

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Dr. Clack believes that the change in the skeleton of some tetrapods living in the water happened before the transition from water to land.

• True

• False

Which of the following provides evidence that fossils of limb structures from ancient and modern tetrapods are related?

• We know that ancient and modern tetrapods are related because they shared similar structures, such as a long bone

• They are not related

• Their names are closely related so we just say that they are related

• The soft parts of ancient organisms are the same as that found in modern organisms

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These images represent the limbs of extinct organisms found in the fossil record: Write the letters of the fossil limbs in order from oldest (most ancient) to youngest (most recent).

• Z, X, W, Y

• Z, X, Y, W

• W, X, Y, Z

• Y, W, X, Z

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What is a tetrapod?

• An animal with four limbs

• A type of fish

• A marine mammal

• A bird

Which of the following is considered the earliest known tetrapod?

• Tiktaalik

• Acanthostega

• Ichthyostega

• Lungfish

Tetrapods are believed to have evolved during which geological period?

• Cretaceous

• Devonian

• Jurassic

• Triassic

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