Dinosaurs: Maiasaura
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- 1.
What does the name Maiasaura mean?
- A.
Reptile parent
- B.
Mother reptile
- C.
Good mother lizard
- D.
Protective lizard
Correct Answer
C. Good mother lizard -
- 2.
Where did Maisaura live?
- A.
In what is now Montana
- B.
In what is now Mt. Everest
- C.
In what is now France
- D.
In what is now Peru
Correct Answer
A. In what is now Montana -
- 3.
When did Maisaura live?
- A.
About 80 million to 70 million years ago
- B.
Maisaura is still alive today
- C.
About 100 million to 90 million years ago
- D.
About 120 million to 115 million years ago
Correct Answer
A. About 80 million to 70 million years ago -
- 4.
Maiasaura was a hadrosaur. What are hadrosaurs also called?
- A.
Bird-legged dinosaurs
- B.
Duck-faced dinosaurs
- C.
Reptile-armed dinosaurs
- D.
Duck-billed dinosaurs
Correct Answer
D. Duck-billed dinosaurs -
- 5.
Which of the following is true of the herds Maiasaura lived in?
- A.
They probably contained millions of individuals
- B.
They probably migrated with the seasons
- C.
They probably hunted for other animals together
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
B. They probably migrated with the seasons -
- 6.
What is one reason scientists think sauropods abandoned their eggs after laying them?
- A.
Sauropods were allergic to eggs
- B.
Sauropods were so big they would have crushed their young
- C.
Sauropods were predators and would have eaten their own eggs
- D.
Sauropod eggs faced no threats from predators
Correct Answer
B. Sauropods were so big they would have crushed their young -
- 7.
Which of the following dinosaurs do scientists think cared for their young to at least some significant degree?
- A.
Oviraptor
- B.
Psittacosaurus
- C.
Maiasaura
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 8.
What was one form of defense that Maisaura relied on?
- A.
Armor plates
- B.
Strength in numbers
- C.
A powerful bite
- D.
A club tail
Correct Answer
B. Strength in numbers -
- 9.
True or False. Most modern-day reptiles provide a great deal of care for their young.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 10.
True or False. Newborn Maisaura were probably unable to walk.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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