Mystery Science 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

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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.

• Most dinosaurs suffocated because they couldn’t breathe air full of asteroid dust.

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

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Which organisms were most likely to survive the Cretaceous extinction? Choose as many choices as you want.

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Small animals

• Decomposers

• Plants

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

• True

• False

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Many scientists think that an asteroid caused the dinosaurs to go extinct. Use two pieces of evidence that support this claim. Make sure to explain your reasoning.

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