Out Clubbing Let's Talk Thermo Those Spikey Things "Stego-serious"
100
What is flexible tail-Jurassic (B)
1) Correctly match the development of the ankylosaurus tail characteristic with the period of time:
A) flexible tail- Cretaceous
B) flexible tail- Jurassic
C) Stiff tail-Jurassic
D) Tail club-Jurassic
100
What is net gain of heat in surrounding the blood vessels (C)
This did not contribute to the evolution of nasal passageways:
A. High environmental temperature
B. Large body size
C.Net gain of heat in surrounding the blood vessels
D. Evaporation of the moisture from the nasal pasageways
100
What is Thagomizer
The four spikes on the tail of Stegosaurus were nicknamed this (as a result of a Far Side comic):
a) Terminator
b) Thagomizer
c) Thurgodizer
d) Thagomader
100
What is they were not travelling at high speeds due to long hindlimbs (A)
Stegosaurus locomotion was this fast:
a)They were not travelling at high speeds due to long hindlimbs
b) They were fast runners
Tc) hey could walk at a moderate speed
d) They could barely move due to their giant body
200
What is after sexual maturity (D)
3) The ankylosaurus develop the tail club at this point in time:
A) birth
B) after learning to walk
C) early adolescence
D) after sexual maturity
200
What is all of the above (D)
The nasal passageway thermoregulated in this way:
A. The cooling effect- Evaporation of moisture in the passageways
B. Looping passages draw heat from blood vessels to warm air going to lungs, while blood vessels nearby cooled blood going to brain
c. Increasing SA
d. All the above
200
What is penetrating, slashing or blunt (one of the three)
This was one of three types of impacts inflicted by the tail of the Kentrosaurus:
200
What is defense (D)
This is not a possible function of Stegosaurus plates:
a) Visual deterrent to attackers
b) Thermoregulation
c) 'Blushing'
d) Defense






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