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Dinosaur adaptations

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Cenozoic creature does Titanoboa have an advantage over?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

2.

What is the name of this dinosaur?

a)

Gigantosaurus

b)

Albertosaurus

c)

Spinosaurus

d)

Suchomimus

3.

Which of the following did the Dolichorhynchops not swallow?

a)

Fish

b)

Coral

c)

Small Stones

4.

Which of the three creatures would survive an ice storm?

a)

Gasormis

b)

Mammoth

c)

Titanoboa

5.

Therizinosaurus weighed more than a:

a)

Blue whale

b)

Woolly mammoth

c)

White Rhino

6.

What did the Ankylosaurus feed on?

a)

Plants

b)

Rocks

c)

Fish

7.

What was the purpose for the Anklosaurus's adaptation for a hard back?

a)

To get mates

b)

To attack small dinosaurs to eat

c)

To defend itself against taller dinosaurs

d)

To attack taller dinosaurs

8.

What is the possible purpose for spines on a dinosaur?

a)

Defense

b)

Attack

9.

What is the scientific term for dinosaur poop?

a)

Poop

b)

Poopy

c)

Feces

d)

Coprolite

10.

What did ancient people first think dinosaur bones were?

a)

Dinosaur bones

b)

Aliens

c)

Gods

d)

Dragons

11.

True/false: some dinosaurs were the size of turkeys

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True/False: Dinosaurs that ate leaves and plants needed jagged, sharp teeth

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Dinosaurs lived at the same time as:

a)

Early humans/homanids

b)

Woolly Mammoths

c)

Sabretooth Tigers

d)

None of the above

14.

How long ago did the last dinosaur go extinct?

a)

2 billion years

b)

7 million years

c)

65 million years

d)

285 million years

15.

What was Earth like 5 billion years ago? (5,000,000,000)

a)

Hot

b)

Covered in water

c)

Covered in volcanos, SUPER hot

d)

Earth didn't exist 5 billion years ago

16.

What do scientists believe was the average lifespan of a t rex?

a)

10-15 years

b)

20-30 years

c)

30-45 years

d)

50+ years

17.

In WHAT country did the meteorite hit Earth that killed the dinosaurs?

a)

USA

b)

Mexico

c)

Kenya

d)

Thailand

18.

Quetzalcoatlus was a flying dinosaur from South America. it was named after the Aztec god, Quetzalcoatl. how large was its wingspan?

a)

30-35 feet

b)

10 feet

c)

40-45 feet

d)

15-20 feet

19.

What is INCORRECT about this original art of a Therizinosaurus?

a)

They have 27 claws

b)

They weren't very tall

c)

They were covered in feathers

d)

They had "hands" for swimming

20.

What is the largest creature to EVER exist on Earth?

a)

Brontiosaurus

b)

Blue Whale

c)

Longneckosaurus

d)

Brazilosaurus

21.

This shark was once alive during the age of Dinosaurs. Why do you think it's teeth is like this?

a)

Because they grew new teeth every week

b)

Because why not

c)

Because they were killing machines

d)

Because their teeth never fell out, so their mouth would get longer

22.

What age were Dinosaurs alive? (choose multiple)

a)

Jurassic

b)

Triassic

c)

Hominid

d)

Mesozoic

23.

Instead of calling them dinosaurs, what we do we call the dinosaurs that are live today?

a)

Dinosaurs

b)

Dragons

c)

Devils

d)

Birds

24.

What kind of dino would you want as a pet?

4 lines
25.

What advantage does a hard, done-like head give the Pachycephalosaurs?

a)

A means of offense

b)

A means of defense

c)

A mating tool

d)

An "alpha" feature among other Pachys