Name the Dinosaur
This genus is famous for large plates along its back
Stegosaurus
Name an egg-laying mammal
Echidna or platypus
Are birds part of the bird-hipped or lizard hipped dinosaurs
Lizard-hipped
Basking shark, whale shark
True or False: Camouflage is used by only prey to avoid predation
False
Tyrannosaurus
Whales/dolphins, seals/sea lions, sea otters, manatees, polar bears
Name two types of flightless birds
What are the three types of cartilage fishes?
Sharks, skates, and rays
Why do springbok antelope jump up and down
To discourage predators by showing fitness
This genus is famous for an armored head and club-like tail
Ankylosaurus
Fur, makes milk, gives live birth
True or False: the ancestor of snakes had legs
True
What kind of shark is known to eat seagrasses as a juvenile
A bonnethead hammerhead (hammerhead is acceptable)
What does eye placement in a skull tell us about an animal? And which eye placement means what?
This genus was a massive sauropod with a prominent head crest that could grow to 70 feet long
Brachiosaurus
Which group of gastropods lost their shell during evolution
Octopi
Name the two reasons why reptiles do not need to be near water
Scales and eggs with shells
Do sharks have to swim in order to breathe?
No, only some do
Canines are large and pronounced in a carnivore, grinding molars are pronounced in an herbivore
This genus' name means good mother and is a member of the duck-billed dinosaurs
Maiasaura
What other group do mammals share the most recent direct common ancestor with
Reptiles
True or false: modern reptiles descend from dinosaurs
False, only birds do
What is the extinct shark that I absolutely love
Megalodon
What is the difference in the skulls of the mammal ancestor and the reptiles ancestor