Question 1

Contrast saurischian and ornithischian dinosaurs.Describe the ancestor of both of these dinosaur groups.

Accepted Answer

Saurischian dinosaurs had a lizard-like

Question 2

The discovery of protoavis provides unequivocal evidence that birds evolved in the Triassic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Mesozoic Era is known as the age of

Accepted Answer

A)  reptiles 
B)  dinosaurs 
C)  Pangaea 
D)  angiosperms 
E)  flowering plants 
A)  reptiles 
B)  dinosaurs 
C)  Pangaea 
D)  angiosperms 
E)  flowering plants

Question 4

What were the two groups of marine reptiles?

Accepted Answer

A)  plesiosaurs and pterosaurs 
B)  pterosaurs and ichthyosaurs 
C)  captorhinomorphs and plesiosaurs 
D)  plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs 
E)  plesiosaurs and crocodiles 
A)  plesiosaurs and pterosaurs 
B)  pterosaurs and ichthyosaurs 
C)  captorhinomorphs and plesiosaurs 
D)  plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs 
E)  plesiosaurs and crocodiles

Question 5

Describe the geologic deposits that filled the Triassic fault-block basins found in the Appalachian region.

Accepted Answer

The Triassic fault-block basin

Question 6

Evaporite deposition continued in the Gulf of Mexico region throughout the entire Mesozoic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How did ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs differ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ichthyosaurs were able to travel onto the land. 
B)  Ichthyosaur females probably gave birth to live young. 
C)  Plesiosaur females probably gave birth to live young. 
D)  Plesiosaurs were adapted only to the aquatic environment. 
E)  Ichthyosaurs ate fish and plesiosaurs did not. 
A)  Ichthyosaurs were able to travel onto the land. 
B)  Ichthyosaur females probably gave birth to live young. 
C)  Plesiosaur females probably gave birth to live young. 
D)  Plesiosaurs were adapted only to the aquatic environment. 
E)  Ichthyosaurs ate fish and plesiosaurs did not.

Question 8

Why did fault-block basins develop along the eastern margin of North America during the Triassic?

Accepted Answer

Upwelling magma caus

Question 9

The giant batholiths of the Sierra,Idaho,and Coast Range were emplaced during which orogeny?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sevier orogeny 
B)  Nevadan orogeny 
C)  Sonoma orogeny 
D)  Laramide orogeny 
E)  Allegheny orogeny 
A)  Sevier orogeny 
B)  Nevadan orogeny 
C)  Sonoma orogeny 
D)  Laramide orogeny 
E)  Allegheny orogeny

Question 10

The duck-billed dinosaurs were in the ____________________ dinosaur group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The duck-billed dinosaurs were in the ____________________...

Contrast saurischian and ornithischian dinosaurs.Describe the ancestor of both of these dinosaur groups.

The discovery of protoavis provides unequivocal evidence that birds evolved in the Triassic.

The Mesozoic Era is known as the age of

What were the two groups of marine reptiles?

Describe the geologic deposits that filled the Triassic fault-block basins found in the Appalachian region.

Evaporite deposition continued in the Gulf of Mexico region throughout the entire Mesozoic.

How did ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs differ?

Why did fault-block basins develop along the eastern margin of North America during the Triassic?

The giant batholiths of the Sierra,Idaho,and Coast Range were emplaced during which orogeny?

The duck-billed dinosaurs were in the ____________________ dinosaur group.

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Exam 22: Mesozoic Earth and Life History

Contrast saurischian and ornithischian dinosaurs.Describe the ancestor of both of these dinosaur groups.

The discovery of protoavis provides unequivocal evidence that birds evolved in the Triassic.

The Mesozoic Era is known as the age of

What were the two groups of marine reptiles?

Describe the geologic deposits that filled the Triassic fault-block basins found in the Appalachian region.

Evaporite deposition continued in the Gulf of Mexico region throughout the entire Mesozoic.

How did ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs differ?

Why did fault-block basins develop along the eastern margin of North America during the Triassic?

The giant batholiths of the Sierra,Idaho,and Coast Range were emplaced during which orogeny?

The duck-billed dinosaurs were in the ____________________ dinosaur group.

Understanding Earth: A Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory

Minerals The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Plutons

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Erosion, and Soil

Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

Deformation,Mountain Building,and Earth's Crust

Mass Wasting

Running Water Streams and Rivers

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Organic Evolution The Theory and Its Supporting Evidence

Precambrian Earth and Life History

Paleozoic Earth History

Paleozoic Life History

Cenozoic Earth and Life History

Geology in Perspective

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