Dinosaurs: Carnotaurus
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What does the name Carnotaurus mean?
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Meat-eating lizard
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Plant-eating bull
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Meat-eating torey
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Meat-eating bull
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Where did Carnotaurus live?
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Modern-day Atlanta
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Modern-day Australia
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Modern-day Africa
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Modern-day Argentina
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A. Modern-day Argentina -
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Carnotaurus might have used its horns for which of the following?
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Sharpening its claws
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Attracting mates
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Picking food from its teeth
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Climbing trees
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A. Attracting mates -
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True or False: Carnotaurus could not move its fingers.
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True
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False
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A. True -
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True or False. Scientists think Carnotaurus was a slow-moving dinosaur, not capable of reaching fast speeds.
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True
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False
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A. False -
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About how fast do researchers think Carnotaurus might have been able to run?
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10 miles (16 kilometres) per hour
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5 miles (8 kilometres) per hour
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60 miles (97 kilometres) per hour
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30 miles (48 kilometres) per hour
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A. 30 miles (48 kilometres) per hour -
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How many fingers did Carnotaurus have on each arm?
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2
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3
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4
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5
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A. 4 -
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About how many years ago did Carnotaurus live?
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75 million to 70 million years ago
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65 million to 60 million years ago
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175 million to 170 million years ago
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165 million to 160 million years ago
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A. 75 million to 70 million years ago -
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Which of the following helps explain why Carnotaurus developed several unusual features?
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It hunted very unusual prey
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South America was isolated from the rest of the world at the time Carnotaurus lived
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The air in South America is different than in other parts of the world
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It drank unusual water
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A. South America was isolated from the rest of the world at the time Carnotaurus lived -
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Which of the following describes how scientists think of Carnotaurus's bite?
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Strong but slow
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Strong and fast
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Weak but fast
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Weak and slow
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A. Weak but fast -
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