
Desmostylians and Their Evolutionary Significance
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Biology, Science, History
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9th - 10th Grade
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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a group of mammals that returned to aquatic environments?
Marsupials
Pinnipeds
Primates
Cetaceans
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the most remarkable feature of desmostylians?
They are the fastest swimmers among marine mammals.
They are the only known order of marine mammals to have become completely extinct.
They have the longest tails among marine mammals.
They are the smallest marine mammals.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What unique feature did the teeth of desmostylians have?
They were shaped like stars.
They consisted of enamel cylinders bunched together.
They were similar to shark teeth.
They were completely flat.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did desmostylians likely feed?
By suction feeding using their tongue and jaw muscles.
By using their tusks to dig for food.
By filtering water through baleen plates.
By scavenging dead animals.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which group were desmostylians initially thought to be related to?
Rodents
Monotremes
Cyrenians
Cetaceans
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evidence suggests desmostylians might be related to tethytherians?
Their ability to fly.
Their habitat in deep ocean waters.
Their similar jaw and teeth structure.
Their diet of small fish.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where were desmostylian fossils predominantly found?
In the deserts of Africa.
In the forests of South America.
In shallow marine environments around the North Pacific.
In the deep ocean trenches.
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