1. It can be inferred from the passage that scientists now generally agree that the
enormous wingspan of the pterosaurs enabled them to fly great distances
structure of the skeleton of the pterosaurs suggests a close evolutionary relationship to bats
fossil remains of the pterosaurs reveal how they solved the problem of powered flight
pterosaurs were reptiles
pterosaurs walked on all fours
2. The author views the idea that the pterosaurs became airborne by rising into light winds created by waves as
revolutionary
unlikely
unassailable
probable
outdated
3. According to the passage, the skeleton of a pterosaur can be distinguished from that of a bird by the
size of its wingspan
presence of hollow spaces in its bones
anatomic origin of its wing strut
presence of hooklike projections on its hind feet
location of the shoulder joint joining the wing to its body
4. The ideas attributed to T.H. Huxley in the passage suggest that he would most likely agree with which of the following statements?
An animals brain size has little bearing on its ability to master complex behaviors.
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