Why Did the Dinosaurs Go Extinct?

Which correctly shows the flow of energy through a food web?

• producers > decomposers > consumers

• producers > consumers > decomposers

• decomposers > consumers > producers

• decomposers > producers > consumers

Choose the statement that most accurately describes why the dinosaurs died.

• The dinosaurs died from earthquakes set off by the asteroid impact.

• The dinosaurs burned up instantly from a giant fireball caused by the asteroid.

• Most dinosaurs starved due to the collapse of their food webs.

• The dinosaurs froze to death when the sun was blocked out.

Which organisms were most likely to survive the Cretaceous extinction?

• Decomposers

• Omnivores

• Large animals

• Plants

• Carnivores

Scientists have reason to think that NOT ALL of the dinosaurs died in the Cretaceous extinction.

• True

• False

What are coprolites?

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Fossilized poop

• Carnivores

Which correctly shows a dinosaur food chain?

• T. Rex > Triceratops > plant

• Decomposers > Triceratops > T. Rex

• T. Rex > Triceratops > Plants

• plant > Triceratops > T. Rex