Endangered/Extinct Quiz

What must all living things do in order for their species to survive?

• become endangered

• reproduce

• become fossils

• change

The remains or trace of an organism that lived long ago is called...

• fossil

• species

• extinct

• endangered

A group of living things that can mate with each other to produce offspring, or young is called

• species

• endangered species

• fossil

• extinct species

Which event MOST LIKELY led to the extinction of the dinosaurs?

• New predators for the dinosaurs appeared

• An object from space crashed into Earth and the resulting dust blocked sunlight.

• Pollutants were added to the environment

• They left

If a species in no longer found living on Earth it is

• pollutants

• extinct

• species

• endangered

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Harmful materials that people put into the environment are called

• extinct

• species

• pollutants

• fossils

Something that is in danger of disappearing, or becoming extinct is called

• species

• endangered species

• fossil

• extinct

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A species becomes extinct when its members

• die faster that they can reproduce

• reproduce faster than they can die

• depend on more than one resource food

• have excess food supply

Which is NOT a reason why species have become extinct?

• A climate changed from warm to cold

• An object from space crashed into Earth and produced dust that blocked sunlight

• New prey for the species appeared

Which event almost caused the bald eagle to become extinct?

• An object from space crashing into Earth

• The Carolina parakeet becoming extinct

• The use of the pollutant DDT by people

• Too many zoos