Welcome to your B7 Quiz 10.5 – Archaeopteryx und lebende Fossilien
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The name "Archaeopteryx" means "old ________".
2.
Many finds of early birds that still show dinosaur features are seen as evidence that birds developed from a class of ________.
3.
Why can scientists today no longer be fully certain that Archaeopteryx is a direct link between dinosaurs and birds?
4.
While its skeleton closely resembled that of dinosaurs, Archaeopteryx's plumage and its collarbones fused into a wishbone were regarded as typical bird features.
5.
Where and when was the Archaeopteryx fossil discovered?
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Because it combined features of two different animal groups, Archaeopteryx was long described as a ________ between dinosaurs and today's birds.
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Mosaic forms are transitional forms that combine features otherwise only found separately in different ________ of animals.
8.
The platypus has reptile-like features, such as soft-shelled eggs, as well as typical mammal features, such as fur and milk glands.
9.
Research from 2018 proved beyond doubt that Archaeopteryx was able to fly long distances just like modern birds.
10.
Which animal has a duck-like beak and fur, lays eggs, and nurses its young with milk?
11.
The Ginkgo tree was widespread during the Mesozoic era, but today it grows naturally only in ________.
12.
The Nautilus, which is still alive today, has a shell remarkably similar to that of the ammonites, which have been considered extinct since the Cretaceous period.
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Whether Archaeopteryx could really fly using its feathers and wing beats is a question still discussed ________ today.
14.
What is meant by a "living fossil"?
15.
The tuatara already existed at the time of the first dinosaurs and today survives mainly on islands off ________.
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Ichthyostega, one of the first land vertebrates, had fish-like scales but already had lungs and ________ instead of fins.
