Titanoboa Discovery and Its Context

Titanoboa Discovery and Its Context

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary reason for the environmental impact of the Cerrejón coal mine?

Mining for coal

Urban development

Tourism activities

Deforestation for agriculture

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was unique about South America's evolutionary history?

It was connected to Africa

It was isolated, leading to unique species

It had no large mammals

It was covered in ice

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Cerrejón mine's geological history contribute to fossil discoveries?

By being a site of frequent earthquakes

By providing access to deep earth layers

By being a site of volcanic activity

By being a desert area

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What epoch do the fossils found in the Cerrejón mine date back to?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleocene

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which animal was initially considered as a possible source of the mystery vertebra?

Giant fish

Giant bird

Giant sloth

Giant turtle

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the final conclusion about the origin of the mystery vertebra?

It belonged to a giant bird

It belonged to a prehistoric crocodile

It belonged to a massive snake

It belonged to a giant mammal

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name given to the massive prehistoric snake discovered?

Gigantophis

Titanoboa

Megalania

Sarcosuchus

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