BSC1005 Exam 4 questions with verified
answers graded A+
The first written accounts of what turned out to be dinosaur bones came from where? - correct
answer ✔✔China
What President is often referred to as the "Founding Father of Paleontology" ? - correct answer
✔✔Thomas Jefferson
What is does the term perforate acetabular mean? - correct answer ✔✔A hole in the hips
where the thighbone (i.e. femur attaches)
What was the "Dinosaur renaissance"? - correct answer ✔✔An event in the 1960s that led to
renewed interest in dinosaurs
When was the reign of the "dinosaurs"? - correct answer ✔✔238 to 65.5 million years ago
FSU researchers determined the bite force of the American alligator. Those data were used to
model bite forces in giant fossil crocs and ultimately dinosaurs.
What was the value for the alligator? - correct answer ✔✔3,000 lbs
The "Loch Ness Monster" is supposed to be a living - correct answer ✔✔Plesiosaur
Most dinosaur fossils are found in what kind of rocks? - correct answer ✔✔Sedimentary
What is a characteristic that defines Ornithichia? - correct answer ✔✔Bird-shaped hip bones
answers graded A+
The first written accounts of what turned out to be dinosaur bones came from where? - correct
answer ✔✔China
What President is often referred to as the "Founding Father of Paleontology" ? - correct answer
✔✔Thomas Jefferson
What is does the term perforate acetabular mean? - correct answer ✔✔A hole in the hips
where the thighbone (i.e. femur attaches)
What was the "Dinosaur renaissance"? - correct answer ✔✔An event in the 1960s that led to
renewed interest in dinosaurs
When was the reign of the "dinosaurs"? - correct answer ✔✔238 to 65.5 million years ago
FSU researchers determined the bite force of the American alligator. Those data were used to
model bite forces in giant fossil crocs and ultimately dinosaurs.
What was the value for the alligator? - correct answer ✔✔3,000 lbs
The "Loch Ness Monster" is supposed to be a living - correct answer ✔✔Plesiosaur
Most dinosaur fossils are found in what kind of rocks? - correct answer ✔✔Sedimentary
What is a characteristic that defines Ornithichia? - correct answer ✔✔Bird-shaped hip bones
