Walking with Dinosaurs on Exams

Q: I have a quick question about question #25 on the second midterm, which referred to the Walking with Dinosaurs series. My TA is XXXX and not to put blame on him because he is always helpful and provides interesting insights in lab, but he had told us that we would not be tested over anything in the Walking with Dinosaurs series. A couple of times in lab we have had some technical difficulties and either we did not watch a particular episode or we did not make it all of the way through. My answer to question #25 was Allosaurus because I thought in lecture we had discussed that carnosaurs were the largest land carnivores. I wanted to rely on lecture which was more definite than a the video series which XXXX had said would not be on any of our tests. I understand that disputing a single point on the midterm is pretty trivial in the grand scheme of things, but what I really would like to know is if you are going to put any questions based on Walking with Dinosaurs on the final.

A: Yes, I was worried about the wording of that question because there was not supposed to be anything specifically from the movies on the exam. But I went ahead and used it because I did cover this briefly in lecture where I went over the marine reptiles and how big many are, and I'm pretty sure I mentioned they were the largest carnivores ever. I can promise you there will not be anything on the final exam specifically from the movies!

Final Exam Format

Q: I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE FINAL IS GOING TOBE MULTIPLE CHOICE ONLY. HOW MANY QUESTIONS ARE IN THE FINAL???

A: The final will probably include short answer questions and/or fill-in questions (e.g. one of the big cladograms with blanks to fill in). There will be approximately 100 questions.