EXTINCTION

Which of these describes a species that has become extinct?

• fewer members of the species are dying than being born
• more members of the species are dying than being born
• very few members of a species are alive
• all members of a species have died

Which of the following species is extinct?

• woolly mammoth
• giant panda
• bald eagle
• green sea turtle

Which of the following is NOT a reason a species may become extinct?

• competition
• reproducing
• habitat loss
• overhunting

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.

True or False? Many scientists think that an asteroid caused the dinosaurs to go extinct.

• True

• False

What to carnivores eat?

• Meat

• Plants

• Plants & Meat

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

• endangered

• not lucky

• extinct

• in a jam

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

• forever

• until next week

• for 5 years

• to sleep

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

• fossil

• tiger

• extinct

• endangered

 Which is LEAST LIKELY to push a species toward extinction?  
         

• a.   Cutting down entire forest 
• b.  Putting animals in a zoo 
•  c.   Polluting mountain streams 
• d.   Introducing new species to an ecosystem with no known natural predator