GLY1102 - UF - EXAM 2 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Theropods have ______ toes on each foot. - answers - 3
True or false: all theropods are bi-peds (meaning they walk on two feet). - answers -
true
True or false: theropods had wishbones, a trait they share with modern birds. - answers
- true
True or false: the only known specimen of aucasaurus died from head wounds inflicted
by another dinosaur. - answers - true
Troodontid dinosaurs had the smallest brains relative to body size of any dinosaur. -
answers - false
We know that the oviraptor and nest that became the namesake oviraptor fossil was
either killed in a sand dune collapse or a sand storm because of: - answers - the type
and shape of the sediment grains surrounding the fossil
Spinosaurus looks like a dinosaur mixed with a crocodile. Which of the following is not
used as evidence they spent most of their time in or near rivers? - answers - the
fossilized bones show water damage.
Humans stabilize ourselves while running by swinging our arms. Tyrannosaurs stabilize
themselves with: - answers - their tails.
Which of the following features are not something you would find in sauropodomorph
dinosaurs? - answers - wide, paddle shaped feet.
True or false: all members of the prosauropodomorph clade were plant eaters. -
answers - true
The latest views on prosauropods is that they were the ancestors of sauropods. -
answers - false
True or false: prosauropods existed earlier in geologic time than sauropods. - answers
- true
The very large claw on the front limbs of plateosaurus are assumed to be for: - answers
- cutting thick/tough plants.
True or false: the sauropod clade includes the largest dinosaurs, and the largest land
animals that ever existed - answers - true
Ods, diplodocus was: - answers - less heavy with a longer tail.
,Which of the following in not true regarding heterodontosaur teeth and jaws? - answers
- they had many rows of teeth that constantly replaced old ones as they wore down.
True or false: all members of the clade thyreophora were quadrupedal (walked on 4
legs). - answers - false
Early paleontologists believed that to compensate for its unusually small brain,
stegosaurs had: - answers - a second brain in their rear end.
Soft tissue like brains are rarely preserved. To estimate brain size, paleontologists use:
- answers - cast molds of the brain case in dinosaur skulls.
In the years ______ large-scale discoveries of dinosaurs in europe and the us offered
the first large-scale glimpse of whole dinosaurs - answers - 1877-1878
This synapsid is a pelycosaur with a large, narrow head bearing dagger-like teeth and
long neural spines on the verterbrae, giving the back a sail-like apperance - answers -
dimetrodon
Which type of plant did not evolve until near the end of the age of dinosaurs - answers
- angiosperms or flowering plants
This is a high altitude forest of _____. - answers - conifers
A greater extent of semi-arid to arid climate existed in the interior of land masses during
which of these geologic periods? - answers - triassic
The first credited publication of dinosaur remain was by ______, in 1824 - answers -
william buckland
The first large forests of vascular plants filled wetlands during the - answers - devonian
period
The interior of pangaea was drier before it broke up into gondwana and laurasia and
their constituent continents - answers - true (because the ocean was only around the
sides)
An essay on the principles of population by ______ in 1798 stated that populations
increase geometrically while food increases arithmetically, and there is a continuous
struggle for food - answers - thomas malthus
Mendel suggested that flowers have two possible genetic factors with a dominant
______ and a recessive ______ and that the color of the offspring's flower could be
predicted mathematically based upon the possible combinations of recessive and
dominant genes - answers - allele
,Numerous dinosaurs were found in 1877 in a bernissart, belgium ______ - answers -
coal mine
For most of the mesozoic dinosaurs were unable to migrate between north and south
america - answers - true
Which is not a bone of the dinosaur pelvis? - answers - coracoid (in the shoulder
connected to the scapula)
Most of the mass death assemblages of dinosaurs in the us are of what age? - answers
- the jurassic (when flash floods began)
Pangaea was surrounded by the ______ ocean - answers - panthalassa
During the mesozoic, these plants would have dominated dry, cool regions with poor
soils - answers - conifers
The first part of a species name indicates the ______ the species belongs to - answers
- genus (genus, species)
During the cretaceous, south america was completely disconnected from antarctica as a
large island continent - answers - true
The first dinosaur found in the eastern us was found in what state? - answers - new
jersey
While stegosaurs had brains that were overall very small, the front part of their brains
were enlarged compared to the rest, meaning the likely had: - answers - a very good
sense of smell.
The most well-accepted idea as to the function of stegosaurs scutes are (pick 2): -
answers - thermoregulation; display
The spikes on stegosaur's tail were: - answers - used primarily as defensive weapons.
Nodosaurids were not as heavily armored as ankylosaurids. - answers - true
Nodosaurs had which of the following features (pick 2): - answers - - a fairly inflexible,
rod-like tail
- large spikes along its midline
Nodosaurs had a longer and more narrow skull than ankylosaurs. - answers - true
True or false: nodosaurids likely had a much better sense of smell than ankylosaurids. -
answers - false
, The outer layers of a plaster jacket can be removed with a chisel and a hammer, but the
inside layers must be removed using a more precise tool such as a - answers - dental
cutting wheel
During most of the mesozoic, most of the region occupied today by california, oregon,
washington, and british columbia was - answers - a volcanic highland
The cope and marsh dinosaur discoveries in colorado and wyoming were from the
triassic - answers - false (from the jurassic)
______ grow in wet or damp areas often carpeting rocks and decaying wood on the
forest floor - answers - sphagnum mosses
During the late triassic, ______ began to split portions of pangaea apart - answers -
rifting
The skulls of dinosaurs have how many bones? - answers - 30 or more
Sphagnum or peat moss is an example of a ______ - answers - bryophyte
Late cretaceous sea level was so high that it flooded the entire atlantic and gulf coastal
plains of the us - answers - true
Gingko trees - answers - all of the above (have a bi-lobed leaf, once disappeared-
except in china, were a main food source of herbivore dinosaurs, are represented by a
single living species)
Who coined the name dinosauria? - answers - richard owen
This cabin is constructed of dinosaur bones and is located at what famous dinosaur
locality - answers - como bluff, wyoming
Geologic maps are useful in identifying rocks of the mesozoic age for examination of
dinosaur remains - answers - true
Grass was a common food source for small plant eating dinosaurs - answers - false
Mesozoic global climate was ______ than today and ______ weathering processes
dominated the weathering of rocks - answers - warmer, chemical
Monsoonal climates are characterized by - answers - alternate wet and dry seasons
By the ______ a narrow central atlantic ocean formed, separating africa from eastern
north america - answers - later jurassic
Theropods have ______ toes on each foot. - answers - 3
True or false: all theropods are bi-peds (meaning they walk on two feet). - answers -
true
True or false: theropods had wishbones, a trait they share with modern birds. - answers
- true
True or false: the only known specimen of aucasaurus died from head wounds inflicted
by another dinosaur. - answers - true
Troodontid dinosaurs had the smallest brains relative to body size of any dinosaur. -
answers - false
We know that the oviraptor and nest that became the namesake oviraptor fossil was
either killed in a sand dune collapse or a sand storm because of: - answers - the type
and shape of the sediment grains surrounding the fossil
Spinosaurus looks like a dinosaur mixed with a crocodile. Which of the following is not
used as evidence they spent most of their time in or near rivers? - answers - the
fossilized bones show water damage.
Humans stabilize ourselves while running by swinging our arms. Tyrannosaurs stabilize
themselves with: - answers - their tails.
Which of the following features are not something you would find in sauropodomorph
dinosaurs? - answers - wide, paddle shaped feet.
True or false: all members of the prosauropodomorph clade were plant eaters. -
answers - true
The latest views on prosauropods is that they were the ancestors of sauropods. -
answers - false
True or false: prosauropods existed earlier in geologic time than sauropods. - answers
- true
The very large claw on the front limbs of plateosaurus are assumed to be for: - answers
- cutting thick/tough plants.
True or false: the sauropod clade includes the largest dinosaurs, and the largest land
animals that ever existed - answers - true
Ods, diplodocus was: - answers - less heavy with a longer tail.
,Which of the following in not true regarding heterodontosaur teeth and jaws? - answers
- they had many rows of teeth that constantly replaced old ones as they wore down.
True or false: all members of the clade thyreophora were quadrupedal (walked on 4
legs). - answers - false
Early paleontologists believed that to compensate for its unusually small brain,
stegosaurs had: - answers - a second brain in their rear end.
Soft tissue like brains are rarely preserved. To estimate brain size, paleontologists use:
- answers - cast molds of the brain case in dinosaur skulls.
In the years ______ large-scale discoveries of dinosaurs in europe and the us offered
the first large-scale glimpse of whole dinosaurs - answers - 1877-1878
This synapsid is a pelycosaur with a large, narrow head bearing dagger-like teeth and
long neural spines on the verterbrae, giving the back a sail-like apperance - answers -
dimetrodon
Which type of plant did not evolve until near the end of the age of dinosaurs - answers
- angiosperms or flowering plants
This is a high altitude forest of _____. - answers - conifers
A greater extent of semi-arid to arid climate existed in the interior of land masses during
which of these geologic periods? - answers - triassic
The first credited publication of dinosaur remain was by ______, in 1824 - answers -
william buckland
The first large forests of vascular plants filled wetlands during the - answers - devonian
period
The interior of pangaea was drier before it broke up into gondwana and laurasia and
their constituent continents - answers - true (because the ocean was only around the
sides)
An essay on the principles of population by ______ in 1798 stated that populations
increase geometrically while food increases arithmetically, and there is a continuous
struggle for food - answers - thomas malthus
Mendel suggested that flowers have two possible genetic factors with a dominant
______ and a recessive ______ and that the color of the offspring's flower could be
predicted mathematically based upon the possible combinations of recessive and
dominant genes - answers - allele
,Numerous dinosaurs were found in 1877 in a bernissart, belgium ______ - answers -
coal mine
For most of the mesozoic dinosaurs were unable to migrate between north and south
america - answers - true
Which is not a bone of the dinosaur pelvis? - answers - coracoid (in the shoulder
connected to the scapula)
Most of the mass death assemblages of dinosaurs in the us are of what age? - answers
- the jurassic (when flash floods began)
Pangaea was surrounded by the ______ ocean - answers - panthalassa
During the mesozoic, these plants would have dominated dry, cool regions with poor
soils - answers - conifers
The first part of a species name indicates the ______ the species belongs to - answers
- genus (genus, species)
During the cretaceous, south america was completely disconnected from antarctica as a
large island continent - answers - true
The first dinosaur found in the eastern us was found in what state? - answers - new
jersey
While stegosaurs had brains that were overall very small, the front part of their brains
were enlarged compared to the rest, meaning the likely had: - answers - a very good
sense of smell.
The most well-accepted idea as to the function of stegosaurs scutes are (pick 2): -
answers - thermoregulation; display
The spikes on stegosaur's tail were: - answers - used primarily as defensive weapons.
Nodosaurids were not as heavily armored as ankylosaurids. - answers - true
Nodosaurs had which of the following features (pick 2): - answers - - a fairly inflexible,
rod-like tail
- large spikes along its midline
Nodosaurs had a longer and more narrow skull than ankylosaurs. - answers - true
True or false: nodosaurids likely had a much better sense of smell than ankylosaurids. -
answers - false
, The outer layers of a plaster jacket can be removed with a chisel and a hammer, but the
inside layers must be removed using a more precise tool such as a - answers - dental
cutting wheel
During most of the mesozoic, most of the region occupied today by california, oregon,
washington, and british columbia was - answers - a volcanic highland
The cope and marsh dinosaur discoveries in colorado and wyoming were from the
triassic - answers - false (from the jurassic)
______ grow in wet or damp areas often carpeting rocks and decaying wood on the
forest floor - answers - sphagnum mosses
During the late triassic, ______ began to split portions of pangaea apart - answers -
rifting
The skulls of dinosaurs have how many bones? - answers - 30 or more
Sphagnum or peat moss is an example of a ______ - answers - bryophyte
Late cretaceous sea level was so high that it flooded the entire atlantic and gulf coastal
plains of the us - answers - true
Gingko trees - answers - all of the above (have a bi-lobed leaf, once disappeared-
except in china, were a main food source of herbivore dinosaurs, are represented by a
single living species)
Who coined the name dinosauria? - answers - richard owen
This cabin is constructed of dinosaur bones and is located at what famous dinosaur
locality - answers - como bluff, wyoming
Geologic maps are useful in identifying rocks of the mesozoic age for examination of
dinosaur remains - answers - true
Grass was a common food source for small plant eating dinosaurs - answers - false
Mesozoic global climate was ______ than today and ______ weathering processes
dominated the weathering of rocks - answers - warmer, chemical
Monsoonal climates are characterized by - answers - alternate wet and dry seasons
By the ______ a narrow central atlantic ocean formed, separating africa from eastern
north america - answers - later jurassic
