Learn from the Past, Lesson 1

The orangutan is endangered because....

• there are too many of them

• the forests they live in are being cut down

• they can find food easily

• there are none left alive

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A wooly mammoth is shown above. Could you find a wooly mammoth alive today?

• Yes, many wooly mammoths are alive today.

• Yes, a few wooly mammoths live in zoos.

• Yes, a few wooly mammoths are alive in the wild.

• No, wooly mammoths are not alive today.

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Which animal might be endangered right now?

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Which is not a reason that an animal might go extinct?

• loss of habitat (home destroyed)

• pollution (dirty air)

• too much food

• hunting

A bird called the dodo is extinct. That means that there are _____________.

• many living dodos

• dodos alive in zoos and museums

• no more living dodos

• only a few dodos still alive

A man says that he took a picture of a living dinosaur! Could this be true?

• No, dinosaurs died out before people lived.

• No, all dinosaur photographs are in museums.

• Yes, the photograph could be very old.

• Yes, he might have taken the photograph himself.

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Which animal is extinct?

• beetle

• chicken

• dinosaur

• horse

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In which category is the saber-toothed cat found?

• thriving (alive and well; not in any danger)

• threatened (in some danger)

• endangered (could die out soon)

• extinct (there are no more anywhere)

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Can an animal go from being extinct to being endangered

• Yes. There can be more grown in a science lab.

• No, because there are none left in the world.

• Yes. Scientists could be mistaken and there could be some of the animals hidden somewhere.

• No, there can’t be a few left at a later time.

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A paleontologist is someone who ______________.

• digs for dinosaur bones

• arranges dinosaur exhibits in museums

• takes care of dinosaur bones

• all of the above