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Unit 5: The history of flight in animals

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  • What kind of animal was a PTEROSAUR?
    REPTILE
  • What species of animal are bats?
    MAMMALS
  • What was the wingspan of the largest Pterosaur?
    11m / 36ft
  • Why did birds, later on, become better fliers?
    because of better flight ADAPTATIONS
  • Bats are the only mammals that have ever E _ _ _ _ _ _ to fly.
    EVOLVED
  • What is the Quetzalcuatlus named after?
    Aztec winged serpent God
  • Where was life limited to 350 million years ago?
    WATER AND LAND
  • The Pterosaurs could glide, flap their wings and even S _ _ _
    SOAR
  • It is believed that early flying mammals lived in trees and first became G _ _ _ _ _ _
    GLIDERS
  • The Pterosaur's bones were strong and H _ _ _ _ _
    HOLLOW
  • What covered the Pterosaur's wings?
    SKIN
  • What 3 features did the Archaeopteryx share with reptiles?
    teeth, clawed fingers and a bony tail
  • The ancestors of bats developed the C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of powered flight.
    CAPABILITY
  • What is the name of the earliest known flying dinosaur?
    Archaeopteryx
  • Many millions of years ago there was no ___________ of any kind.
    FLIGHT
  • What does the word HOLLOW mean?
    Having a hole or empty inside
  • What is the name of the species that could fly millions of years ago?
    PTEROSAURS
  • What were the Archaeopteryx's wings like?
    FEATHERED
  • word meaning to develop and change over time
    EVOLVE
  • How many years ago did the fourth, and last adaptation of flight happen?
    55 million years ago
  • Where was the enormous pterosaur specimen found in Transylvania called?
    Dracula
  • What does the word DACTYL mean in greek?
    finger
  • Who were the first animals to develop wings around 350 million years ago?
    INSECTS
  • there is a theory that wings came from a structure originally used by insects in the...
    WATER
  • How much did the largest Pterosaur weigh?
    200 kg / 440 lbs
  • The largest pterosaur had a head as big as...
    a human
  • What does pterosaur mean in Greek?
    winged lizard
  • Pterosaurs were able to fly because they had strong flight M _ _ _ _ _ _
    MUSCLES
  • How many million years ago did flight develop in pterosaurs?
    229 MILLION YEARS AGO
  • The largest pterosaur had a body the length of a ...
    GIRAFFE
  • What could insects do first? Jump or glide?
    GLIDE
  • Were Pterosaurs dinosaurs?
    NO
  • Where was life restricted to 350 million years ago?
    WATER AND LAND
  • What was the name of the largest Pterosaur?
    Quetzalcoatlus
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