Dinosaurs: Sinosauropteryx
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- 1.
Sinosauropteryx is scientifically important for which of the following reasons?
- A.
It is the earliest known bird
- B.
It was the first dinosaur ever discovered
- C.
It is the smallest known dinosaur
- D.
It was the first dinosaur known to have feathers
Correct Answer
D. It was the first dinosaur known to have feathers -
- 2.
Sinosauropteryx was discovered by a Chinese farmer in which year?
- A.
1948
- B.
1967
- C.
1996
- D.
2010
Correct Answer
C. 1996 -
- 3.
Sinosauropteryx lived about how many millions of years ago?
- A.
170 million years ago
- B.
120 million years ago
- C.
75 million years ago
- D.
17 million years ago
Correct Answer
B. 120 million years ago -
- 4.
Sinosauropteryx was about the same size as which animal?
- A.
A mouse
- B.
A chicken
- C.
A tiger
- D.
A rhinoceros
Correct Answer
B. A chicken -
- 5.
Both Sinosauropteryx and Tyrannosaurus belonged to a group of dinosaurs scientists call by this name.
- A.
Ornithischians
- B.
Dromaeosaurs
- C.
Deinonychosaurians
- D.
Coelurosaurs
Correct Answer
D. Coelurosaurs -
- 6.
An animal that lacks feathers even though it had a feathered ancestor can be described as which of the following?
- A.
Preemptively scaly
- B.
Primarily flightless
- C.
Secondarily featherless
- D.
Suddenly salubrious
Correct Answer
C. Secondarily featherless -
- 7.
Initially, some scientists argued that Sinosauropteryx’s feathers were actually made of what substance?
- A.
Collagen
- B.
Chitin
- C.
Vinyl
- D.
Hair
Correct Answer
A. Collagen -
- 8.
Scientists were able to reconstruct the color of Sinosauropteryx’s feathers by using a microscope to examine these tiny, pigment-bearing structures?
- A.
Ribosomes
- B.
Melanosomes
- C.
Chloroplasts
- D.
Freckles
Correct Answer
B. Melanosomes -
- 9.
True or false. Most scientists believe Sinosauropteryx was an ancestor of living birds.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 10.
True or false. Scientists believe that any animal with feathers descended from the first animals with feathers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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