Contrast saurischian and ornithischian dinosaurs. Describe the ancestor of both of these dinosaur groups


Saurischian dinosaurs had a lizard-like pelvis. Ornithischians had a bird-like pelvis. Unlike saurischians, ornithischians had no teeth in the front of their mouth and they had bonelike tendons in the back region. The common ancestor of these dinosaurs was much like archosaurs. Archosaurs were small, long-legged carnivores that walked and ran on their hind limbs meaning that they were bipedal.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Nashville is known for popular music rather than folk music because

A) there are few music studios in Nashville. B) the music does have anything to do with agriculture or live-cycle events. C) people are too transient in Nashville to ever develop folk music. D) the music is too lyrical to be considered folk music. E) the music in Nashville tends to be written by specific individuals for the purpose of selling or being performed for a large number of people.

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The heat of vaporization of water is 540 cal/g. What mass of water at 100°C can be vaporized by the addition of 45.0 kcal of heat?

A) 0.0120 g B) 0.0833 g C) 12.0 g D) 83.3 g

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Thunderstorms are a common phenomenon in areas dominated by subtropical highs

a. True b. False

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