dinosaur flight wings

Question 1

what is designed to maximize lift and minimize drag

Answer 1

a wing

Question 2

what is ratio of the wing length to the wing width

Answer 2

aspect ratio l/w

Question 3

what wing type has high aspect ratio

Answer 3

long narrow wings

Question 4

what does high wing aspect ratio provide

Answer 4

high lift to drag

Question 5

what are long narrow high aspect ratio wings ideal for?

Answer 5

gliding

Question 6

which bird uses less energy long winged or short winged?

Answer 6

long winged birds

Question 7

long wing birds use ……………… energy

Answer 7

less

Question 8

what kind of place is long wing ideal for?

Answer 8

open spaces

Question 9

which type of wings are structurally weak? long or short?

Answer 9

long wings are structurally weak

Question 10

which wing type has difficulty taking off long or short?

Answer 10

long wings have difficulty taking off

Question 11

what type of wing has low aspect ratio? length/width

Answer 11

a short wing

Question 12

what to short wings (broad ,wide)

Answer 12

rapid power lift

Question 13

what do short low aspect ratio wings provide?

Answer 13

high degree of maneuverability

Question 14

What type of wing is a good glider?

Answer 14

high aspect long wing

Question 15

what type of wing is quick lift highly maneuverable?

Answer 15

low aspect short wing

Question 16

what type of environment are short wings ideal for?

Answer 16

one with numerous obstructions like forests tree branches

Question 17

which type of wing is capable of sophisticated acrobatics?

Answer 17

short wing low aspect ratio

Question 18

What two type of flyers developed?

Answer 18

1. gliders 2. powered flight

Question 19

What 4 physical characteristics are prerequisites for powered flight? hint (A-APE)

Answer 19

1. air foil (wing)
2. agile (fine muscle coordination
3. Powerful muscles
4. enhanced sensory capabilities

Question 20

what does pterosaurs mean (translate)

Answer 20

winged reptiles

Question 21

describe pterosaur neck

Answer 21

long neck

Question 22

describe pterosaur body

Answer 22

short

Question 23

describe pterosaur head

Answer 23

large head

Question 24

describe pterosaur jaws

Answer 24

pointed

Question 25

What was pterosaur hand like?

Answer 25

a. deep claws
b. 3 grasping fingers
c. elongated 4th digit (finger) supported wing membrane flap

Question 26

what was pterosaur bones like

Answer 26

hollow so weighed less

Question 27

Were hip bones free to move?

Answer 27

no fused together

Question 28

What was the tail made of , cartilage?

Answer 28

no the tail was ossified bone

Question 29

What new wrist element did pterosuar have?

Answer 29

pt eroid that supported wing membrane

Question 30

What additional part did pelvis have?

Answer 30

prepubis supported gut

Question 31

What strengthened the skeleton for landing?

Answer 31

fused vertebrae (dorsal) called 
a. notarium  b. synascum

Question 32

What are the two subdivisions of Pterosaur?

Answer 32

1. rhamphorhynchiden 2. pterodactylia

Question 33

The tail and 5th digit (claw),
jaw, nasal skull opening,
neck vertebrae bones hand bones (metacarpus )
2 subdivisions are all ?

Answer 33

different from the other

Question 34

Which of the 2 pterosaur subdivision has short tail and short 5 th digit (claw)

Answer 34

pterodactylia

Question 35

Which of the 2 ptersaur subdivision has long hand bones (metacarpus) and long neck vertebrae

Answer 35

pterodactylia?

Question 36

which pterosaur subdivision has a jaw always full of teeth?

Answer 36

rhamphorynchidea

Question 37

Which has a single(merged) nasal and prorbital opening

Answer 37

pterodactylia