TPO64

Question 1

agile

Answer 1

able to move your body quickly and easily
example: Though many are surprisingly agile climbers, bats are generally awkward when crawling on level surfaces
agile antonym: awkward, clumsy

Question 2

elongated

Answer 2

longer and thinner than usual
example: supported by enormously elongated finger bones

Question 3

paleontologists

Answer 3

someone who studies fossils as a way of getting information about the history of life on Earth
example: Until recently, some paleontologists thought they did

Question 4

hind leg

Answer 4

the posterior leg of a quadruped
example: walked on all fours or just on their hindlegs

Question 5

forelimb

Answer 5

a limb (such as an arm, wing, fin, or leg) that is situated anteriorly
example: could have used their forelimbs for walking

Question 6

enigmatic

Answer 6

mysterious and impossible to understand completely
example: Later pterosaurs are more enigmatic: their arms and especially their hands seem too long

Question 7

strikingly

Answer 7

in a way that is very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracts a lot of attention
example: leg and foot bones are so strikingly birdlike

Question 8

confined

Answer 8

to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way
example: candidates for a bat like existence confined to clambering

Question 9

clamber

Answer 9

to climb up, across, or into somewhere with difficulty, using the hands and the feet
example: candidates for a bat like existence confined to clambering

Question 10

competent

Answer 10

able to do something well
example: How competent were they at flying?

Question 11

emanate

Answer 11

to come from or out of
example: permits infants to pin point the direction from which a sound is emanating

Question 12

vigorously

Answer 12

in a way that is very forceful or energetic
example: their interest in the sound made them suck vigorously

Question 13

prenatal

Answer 13

happening or existing before birth
example: s is that prenatal exposure to the mother’s voice is the key

Question 14

muffle

Answer 14

to make a sound quieter and less clear
example: exposure to their mothers’ voices-although muffled by the liquid environment

Question 15

exploit

Answer 15

to use something for your own benefit
example: that moved with the seasons to exploit cactus fruits, deer herds, nuts, and the hundreds of other plant and animal species in their range…

Question 16

sedentary

Answer 16

not migratory : SETTLED
example: Valley of Mexico may have been sedentary villagers

Question 17

maize

Answer 17

US corn
example: maize cob size

Question 18

cob

Answer 18

the hard cylinder-shaped part of the corn plant on which the yellow or white grain grows
example: maize cob size

Question 19

thatched

Answer 19

A thatched roof is made from straw or reeds; a thatched building has a roof that is made from straw or reeds
example: featured thatched roofs and tamped clay floors

Question 20

tap

Answer 20

to press something such as soil or tobacco down firmly
example: featured thatched roofs and tamped clay floors

Question 21

hamlet

Answer 21

a small village
example: tiny hamlets-villages of ten to twelve houses

Question 22

excavate

Answer 22

To excavate is also to remove earth from a place in order to find old objects buried there
example: Most houses that have been excavated
have yielded the same remains

Question 23

brazier

Answer 23

a metal container for burning coal, wood, etc., used to give warmth or to cook on
example: and broken pieces of ceramic charcoal braziers.

Question 24

midden

Answer 24

a small pile (as of seeds, bones, or leaves) gathered by a rodent (such as a pack rat)
example: In addition, ovens, middens, and graves are very common

Question 25

expandable

Answer 25

able to increase in size
example: producing a reliable, expandable food supply had been mastered

Question 26

sweltering

Answer 26

extremely hot
example: Mesoamerica occurred in the sweltering lowlands of the South Gulf Coast of Mexico