Extinction and Species Worksheet

What is a species?

• A group of nonliving organisms that share different traits

• A group of living organisms that share the same traits

True or false: Extinction happens over a long period of time.

• True

• False

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True or false: Animals can also go extinct due to changes in the environment.

• True

• False

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True or false: Humans can also be the direct reason for extinction.

• True

• False

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Where did the Dodo bird come from?

• Mauritius

• Canada

What is deforestation?

• The cutting down of all trees within a forest.

• The planting of all trees within a forest.

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Which has a higher rate of extinction, plants or animals?

• Plants

• Animals

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Climate change can be a cause of extinction.

• True

• False

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The Galapagos Islands are where Charles Darwin:

• Was born and raised

• Studied birds

• Went on vacation

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The beaks of finches found on various Galapagos Islands differed based on:

• The type of food they ate

• The predators that hunted them

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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