BSC1005 Final Exam Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass
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BSC1005 Final Exam Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
The first written accounts of what turned out to be dinosaur bones came
from where? - Answer️️ -China
What President is often referred to as the "Founding Father of
Pleonntology" - Answer️️ -Thomas Jefferson
What is does the...
BSC1005 Final Exam Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
The first written accounts of what turned out to be dinosaur bones came
from where? - Answer✔️✔️-China
What President is often referred to as the "Founding Father of
Pleonntology" - Answer✔️✔️-Thomas Jefferson
What is does the term perforate acetabulae mean? - Answer✔️✔️-A hole in
the hips where the thighbone (ex. femur attaches)
What was the "Dinosaur renaissance"? - Answer✔️✔️-An event in the 1960's
that led to renewed interest in dinosaurs
When was the reign of the "dinosaurs"? - Answer✔️✔️-238 to 66.5 million
years ago
FSU researcher 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? - Answer✔️✔️-3,000 lbs
The "Loch Ness Monster" is supposed to be a living - Answer✔️✔️-
Plesiosaur
Most dinosaur fossils are found in what kind of rocks? - Answer✔️✔️-
Sedimentary
What is a characteristic that defines Ornithischia? - Answer✔️✔️-Bird-shape
hip bones
What characterizes a member of the Thyreophora? - Answer✔️✔️-
Osteoderms (= skin armor)
What is an endocast? - Answer✔️✔️-A rock, latex or CT skan copy of the
brain
Why are there so many crazy interpretations of what dinosaurs were doing
with their anatomy, especially for those found long ago? - Answer✔️✔️-
Paleontology is a field founded in Geology
What is sexual dimorphism? - Answer✔️✔️-When the sexes of animals look
different
One of the biggest mysteries with regard to dinosaur biology that Dr.
Erickson talked about is? - Answer✔️✔️-What is the sex of the individual
What is a dental battery? - Answer✔️✔️-Stacks of interlocked teeth that were
regularly replaced
Why do we know so much about hadrosaurid dinosaurs? - Answer✔️✔️-We
have found mummified remains, We have found lots of their skeletons, We
have found lots of their trackways
What is the distinguishing feature of all Marginocephalians? - Answer✔️✔️-
A margin of bone protruding from the back of the skull
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