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DINO QUIZIZZ

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is a sarco

a)

a game

b)

a dino

c)

a flower

d)

a alligator

2.

(Secretly) took a look at Franklin's image of DNA

a)

Chargaff

b)

Franklin

c)

Watson and Crick

d)

Hershey and Chase

3.

The shape of DNA is a triple helix.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Which period had the most dinosaurs in it?

a)

Jurassic

b)

Cretaceous

c)

Triassic

d)

Dawn of Rezzoch

5.
By using radioactive isotopes, Hershey and Chase were able to conclude that _____ is the carrier of genetic information.
a)
DNA
b)
Protein
c)
Carbohydrate
d)
Lipid
6.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a trace fossil?

a)

bones

b)

footprint

c)

bite mark

d)

nest

7.
The single land mass that existed about 245 million years ago is named what?
a)
Fossil
b)
Pangea
c)
Bob
d)
Tectonic plates
8.

What is a dig site?

a)

a place paleontologists dig for fossils

b)

a good place to dig for buried treasure

c)

A place where your dog buries its bone

d)

a hole dug in the ground by dinosaurs to make a nest for their eggs

9.

What is a fossil?

a)

dinosaur bones

b)

dinosaur teeth and eggs

c)

any remains of ancient life turned into rocks

d)

seashells turned into rock

10.

Known as the "Father of Genetics"

a)

Mendel

b)

Griffith

c)

Avery

d)

Hershey and Chase

11.
Rosalind Franklin's "Photo 51" allowed Watson and Crick to determine the _______ of DNA.
a)
Shape
b)
Backbone
c)
Nitrogen bases
d)
Hydrogen bonds
12.

Compared S-bacteria extract with protein and saw that they had very little in common

a)

Mendel

b)

Griffith

c)

Avery

d)

Hershey and Chase

13.

Alone, R-bacteria caused pneumonia.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

What does extinct mean?

a)

in danger of dying out

b)

no longer alive today

c)

smells bad

d)

a sick animal

15.
The work of Erwin Chargaff allowed Watson and Crick to determine the rules of.......
a)
protein synthesis
b)
transcription
c)
hydrogen bonding
d)
nitrogen base pairing
16.
Which era is known as the "age of mammals"
a)
Cenozoic Era
b)
Precambrian Era
c)
Paleozoic Era
d)
Mesozoic Era
17.

Chargaff did NOT understand what his own data meant.

a)

true

b)

false

18.
In which era did the oceans and atmosphere form?
a)
Paleozoic
b)
Cenozoic
c)
Precambrian
d)
Mesozoic
19.

Which of the following is NOT a theory of how the dinosaurs became extinct?

a)

An asteroid

b)

A massive flood

c)

Volcanic activity

d)

An ice age

20.

Did NOT win the Nobel Prize, though her work was stolen and used to win it!

a)

Chargaff

b)

Franklin

c)

Watson and Crick

d)

Hershey and Chase

21.

What does endangered mean?

a)

no longer alive today

b)

a dangerous animal

c)

an animal that lived long ago

d)

in danger of becoming extinct

22.

The Boxer Rebellion involved opening (a)   to trade with the rest of the world. (Hint, what country?)

23.

A person who invests money in a company is known as a (a)   ?

24.

finish the name of this dino

Ti-

(a)  

25.

Another word for starvation is?

(a)  

26.

A philanthropist is

a)

A doctor that deals with animals

b)

A person who gives back to their community

c)

A clown

d)

A corn farmer

27.

How do we know about the Fremont and Anasazi tribes?

a)

We have pictures of them.

b)

We found artifacts and ruins.

c)

They left a diary.

d)

A movie was made about them.

28.

how much lava covered the dinosaurs

a)

over a million

b)

below a million

c)

a million

d)

100

29.

What is diplomacy?

a)

A hat shared between 3 people

b)

the work of maintaining good relationships between the governments of different countries

c)

Dinner for two

d)

An ice cream store

30.

Who led the Pioneers to Utah?

a)

Jedediah Smith

b)

Brigham Young

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Father Dominguez

31.

Which of the following is NOT a famous Utah trapper?

a)

Jedediah Smith

b)

Jim Bridger

c)

John. C. Fremont

d)

Joseph Walker

32.

True or False? A peninsula is surrounded by water on 3 sides.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

d)

I'm not sure

33.

Do Dinosaurs exist today?

a)

Definitely

b)

Definitely not

c)

unsure

d)

Maybe???

34.

What is the name of Utah's ancient lake?

a)

The Great Salt Lake

b)

Lake Bonneville

c)

Sevier lake

d)

Utah Lake

35.

why did dinosaurs go extinct ?

a)

volcano

b)

flood

c)

nobody knows

36.

What is the name of the disease that potatoes had during the potato famine?

a)

Bright

b)

Blight

c)

Gross Mold infestation

d)

Bruised potato condition

37.

can dinosaurs come in different colors ?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe

d)

nobody knows

38.

Who were the Spanish Explorers that came to Utah?

a)

Christopher Columbus and Ponce De Leon

b)

Father Escalante and Ponce De Leon

c)

Father Escalante and Father Dominguez

d)

Father Dominguez and Father Columbus

39.

Who was president during the civil war?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abe Lincoln

c)

Obama

d)

Joe Biden

40.

What word best describes dinosaurs

a)

Extinct

b)

Gentle

c)

Tiny

d)

Friendly

41.

Why did the Spanish Explorers come to Utah?

a)

They were looking for a route from Santa Fe to Monterey.

b)

They wanted more land for Spain.

c)

They needed Native American slaves.

d)

They liked to walk and explore.