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WorksheetsChapter 7 Adaptation and Extinction
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A scientist who studies fossils is a/an ______.
a)
scientist
b)
paleontologist
c)
fossilologist
d)
biologist
2.
The place where an organism lives is called its ______.
a)
niche
b)
ecosystem
c)
habitat
d)
environment
3.
Each major division of the geologic time scale is a/an ______.
a)
era
b)
decade
c)
century
d)
year
4.
An animal that goes into a deep sleep which helps it survive the winter is said to ______.
a)
bear
b)
migrate
c)
mimicry
d)
hibernate
5.
Coloring, marking, or other physical appearance to help animals hide is called ______.
a)
warning coloration
b)
mimicry
c)
adaptation
d)
camouflage
6.
To move to another region when seasons change is to ______.
a)
mimicry
b)
migrate
c)
hibernate
d)
habitat
7.
When the last member of a species dies, the species has become _____.
a)
endangered
b)
special
c)
extinct
d)
hibernate
8.
The role of an organism in its environment is its ______.
a)
niche
b)
habitat
c)
species
d)
fossil
9.
Something that helps an organism survive is called a/an ______.
a)
niche
b)
habitat
c)
species
d)
adaptation
10.
The preserved traces and remains of an organism that lived long ago is called a/an ______.
a)
species
b)
fossil
c)
era
d)
paleontologist
11.
A butterfly has markings on its wings that resemble owl eyes. The markings are an example of ______.
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
hibernation
d)
migration
12.
Organisms that produce living things of the same kind belong to the same group called a/an ______.
a)
species
b)
environment
c)
habitat
d)
ecosystem
13.
Which of the following does NOT describe a niche?
a)
Raccoons eat berries.
b)
Robins build nests.
c)
A desert is a dry place.
d)
Lions are carnivores.
14.
A paleontologist's work includes all of the following EXCEPT ______.
a)
classifying fossils
b)
making fossils
c)
dating fossils
d)
comparing fossils
15.
Animals that are ______ have only a small amount of them left living. They are often put into parks and reserves to protect them from dying out.
a)
extinct
b)
endangered
c)
migrate
d)
species
16.
Mountain ranges and rivers can be known as _____ barriers that some animals may not want to cross.
a)
human
b)
extinct
c)
species
d)
natural
17.
Migrating caribou usually will not cross highways, this is known as a ______ barrier.
a)
human
b)
extinct
c)
species
d)
natural
18.
Rabbits run in a zig-zag pattern that helps them dodge their predators, this is a ______ adaptation.
a)
physical
b)
behavior
19.
An adaptation that allows an animal to protect itself by looking like another kind of animal or plant is called ______.
a)
camouflage
b)
migrate
c)
mimicry
d)
physical
20.
The blue poison dart's bright color helps warn other organisms that it is poison, this is an example of ______.
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
migrate
d)
warning coloration
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