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Reptile Classification and Evolution

Reptile Classification and Evolution

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video explores the evolution of amniotes from tetrapods during the Carboniferous period, leading to the development of reptiles, birds, and mammals. It discusses the classification of turtles, the rise of diapsids and lepidosaurs, and the dominance of archosaurs and dinosaurs. The video also covers the evolution of synapsids into mammals, highlighting the interconnectedness of these groups.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the earliest amniotes known as due to their lack of a temporal fenestra?

Synapsids

Diapsids

Therapsids

Anapsids

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group of reptiles is debated to be classified as either anapsids or diapsids?

Snakes

Crocodiles

Lizards

Turtles

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group of diapsids includes lizards, snakes, and tuatara?

Therapsids

Lepidosaurs

Anapsids

Archosaurs

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group of reptiles includes crocodiles, pterosaurs, and dinosaurs?

Anapsids

Archosaurs

Synapsids

Lepidosaurs

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group of reptiles is known for having overlapping scales and shedding their skin in groups?

Synapsids

Anapsids

Archosaurs

Lepidosaurs

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

From which group of dinosaurs did birds evolve?

Ornithischians

Theropods

Sauropods

Pterosaurs

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group of dinosaurs includes the meat-eating theropods?

Ornithischians

Saurischians

Anapsids

Lepidosaurs

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