Dinosaurs: Sinosauropteryx

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Sinosauropteryx is scientifically important for which of the following reasons?
- It is the earliest known bird
- It was the first dinosaur ever discovered
- It is the smallest known dinosaur
- It was the first dinosaur known to have feathers

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2.

Sinosauropteryx was discovered by a Chinese farmer in which year?
- 1948
- 1967
- 1996
- 2010
Correct Answer

A. 1996
3.

Sinosauropteryx lived about how many millions of years ago?
- 170 million years ago
- 120 million years ago
- 75 million years ago
- 17 million years ago
Correct Answer

A. 120 million years ago
4.

Sinosauropteryx was about the same size as which animal?
- A mouse
- A chicken
- A tiger
- A rhinoceros
Correct Answer

A. A chicken
5.

Both Sinosauropteryx and Tyrannosaurus belonged to a group of dinosaurs scientists call by this name.
- Ornithischians
- Dromaeosaurs
- Deinonychosaurians
- Coelurosaurs
Correct Answer

A. Coelurosaurs
6.

An animal that lacks feathers even though it had a feathered ancestor can be described as which of the following?
- Preemptively scaly
- Primarily flightless
- Secondarily featherless
- Suddenly salubrious
Correct Answer

A. Secondarily featherless
7.

Initially, some scientists argued that Sinosauropteryx’s feathers were actually made of what substance?
- Collagen
- Chitin
- Vinyl
- 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?
- Ribosomes
- Melanosomes
- Chloroplasts
- Freckles
Correct Answer

A. Melanosomes
9.

True or false. Most scientists believe Sinosauropteryx was an ancestor of living birds.
- True
- False
Correct Answer

A. False
10.

True or false. Scientists believe that any animal with feathers descended from the first animals with feathers.
- True
- False
Correct Answer

A. True

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Dinosaurs: Sinosauropteryx

Sinosauropteryx is scientifically important for which of the following reasons?

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Sinosauropteryx was discovered by a Chinese farmer in which year?

Sinosauropteryx lived about how many millions of years ago?

Sinosauropteryx was about the same size as which animal?

Both Sinosauropteryx and Tyrannosaurus belonged to a group of dinosaurs scientists call by this name.

An animal that lacks feathers even though it had a feathered ancestor can be described as which of the following?

Initially, some scientists argued that Sinosauropteryx’s feathers were actually made of what substance?

Scientists were able to reconstruct the color of Sinosauropteryx’s feathers by using a microscope to examine these tiny, pigment-bearing structures?

True or false. Most scientists believe Sinosauropteryx was an ancestor of living birds.

True or false. Scientists believe that any animal with feathers descended from the first animals with feathers.