Quiz  /  Understanding Megalodon Quiz

  • 1. 
    In which interval of geologic time did megalodon live?

  • Carboniferous and Permian periods
  • Hadean Eon
  • Jurassic Period
  • Miocene and Pliocene epochs

  • 2. 
    The word megalodon, a compound of Greek root words, means what?

  • “giant mouth”
  • “giant snout”
  • “giant eye”
  • “giant tooth”

  • 3. 
    Megalodon was first described in 1835 by which scientist?

  • Caroline Herschel
  • Carolus Linnaeus
  • Louis Agassiz
  • Georges Cuvier

  • 4. 
    The scientific name of the species of the modern great white shark, which may be a close relative to megalodon, is what?

  • Pan troglodytes
  • Carcharodon carcharias
  • Isurus oxyrinchus
  • Sphyrna mokarran

  • 5. 
    Some scientists argue that the largest megalodons may have measured up to what length?

  • 34 metres (111.5 feet)
  • 49 metres (160.8 feet)
  • 25 metres (82 feet)
  • 6 metres (19.7 feet)

  • 6. 
    Megalodon’s bite diameter was ____.

  • 1.7 metres (about 5.6 feet)
  • 5 metres (about 16.4 feet)
  • 3 metres (about 9.8 feet)
  • 7 metres (about 23 feet)

  • 7. 
    What was megalodon’s habitat?

  • freshwater lakes
  • deep ocean habitats
  • tropical and temperate seas
  • polar seas

  • 8. 
    What was the most likely cause of megalodon’s extinction?

  • shifting food-chain dynamics
  • changes in ocean circulation
  • overfishing by humans
  • the effects of a comet or asteroid strike

  • 9. 
    Was megalodon warm-blooded?

  • Yes, completely.
  • Yes, partly, but only because it generated heat through muscle contractions.
  • No.
  • Yes, partly, after its body warmed from absorbing solar radiation.

  • 10. 
    What’s the best description of a megalodon’s teeth?

  • semicircular and brittle
  • octagonal and shiny
  • square and flat
  • triangular and serrated
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