Extinction

When a plant or animal becomes extinct, it is gone _______.

• forever

• until next week

• for 5 years

• to sleep

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Species that are in danger of becoming extinct are called __________.

• endangered

• not lucky

• extinct

• in a jam

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Evidence of an animal or plant that lived a long time ago on Earth is called a ________.

• fossil

• tiger

• extinct

• endangered

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The saber- toothed cat lived ....

• more than a million years ago.

• more than a hundred years ago.

• three weeks ago.

• a thousand years ago.

A ______________ species is on its way to becoming endangered or extinct.

• threatened

• cuddly

• sleeping

• fossil

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Humans are causing extiction in which ways?

• By over hunting animals for food or products.
• By destroying the natural habitat of species.
• By polluting the environments of the world.
• All of the above.

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Suppose a pond dries up. What will most likely happen to the fish that lived there?

• They will learn to live on land.
• They will move to another pond.
• They will learn to breathe air.
• They will not survive.

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The Florida panther is a large cat related to lions. Panthers eat deer, rodents, and farmers' livestock. Panthers once lived in Tennessee. Which of these most likely caused panthers to disappear from Tennessee?

• Panthers in Tennessee were unable to reproduce.
• People hunted panthers and destroyed their habitats.
• Natural predators killed and ate all the panthers in Tennessee.
• Panthers in Tennessee ran out of food. 

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Why are food chains less realistic than food webs?

• The food chain doesn't have enough words

• The food chain doesn't have enough arrows

• The food chain doesn't have enough animal connections

• The food chain is a line

What is a mass extinction?

• When all the species in a particular area on earth suddenly go extinct
• When multiple species from all over the earth suddenly go extinct 
• When one species goes extinct due to habitat changes
• When all life on earth is wiped out 

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