WorksheetsReading 1.2 – Wildlife Biologists at Work
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Why did scientists want to study the Dall sheep?
They were a new type of sheep
Their population began to decrease
The sheep were new to their environment
They needed something to study
What is a wildlife biologist?
A biologist in the wilderness
A type of biologist
Scientists who study organisms in wilderness areas
People who observe animals
Where are Dall sheep found?
Alaska
California
Florida
New York
Which have larger horns?
Males
Females
Both
Neither
Which seasons do the sheep's horns grow the most?
Fall and Winter
Fall and Spring
Spring and Winter
Spring and Summer
What is the definition of a habitat?
When an area supplies all the things an organism needs to survive
It's just a place where an animal lives
A home of an animal
Part of an ecosystem
In what months are lambs, baby sheep, born?
August
March
December
May
What do the Dall sheep eat?
Bugs
Plants
Rocks
Leaves
What was the name of the mountains that the Dall sheep live on?
Baird
Andes
Rocky
Appalachian
Biologists make careful observations of organisms and their
environment, too. They watch organisms really closely to learn about their _____________.
behavior
peanuts
study skills
Whole populations of organisms have the same survival needs as individuals. If one organism dies, the ________________ can survive.
people
population
peeps
The dall sheep population began to decrease, and wildlife biologists, who study ________________ in wilderness areas, wanted to figure out why.
oranges
organs
people
organisms
Wildlife biologists noticed a decrease in a population of Dall
sheep in the early ________________.
1990s
1890s
1790s
1690s
Dall sheep are known for their beautiful ___________. Males (rams) have huge, curling horns.
horns
tails
ears
eyes
Females (ewes) have smaller horns. Their horns are made of keratin, the same material that makes up your ________________.
skin
fingernails
bones
organs
The sheep horns are much heavier. Like your fingernails, they keep ___________________ throughout a sheep’s life.
humming
growing
singing
coloring
Dall sheep are found in very cold regions of Alaska, the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and British Columbia in ____________________.
Illinois
Canada
Italy
Colorado
When an area supplies all the things an _____________ needs to survive, that area is called the organism’s habitat.
organism
organs
oranges
owls
On the rugged mountains, the sheep eat ___________.
mountain grass
moss
mushrooms
mush
They also have hiding places to protect them from organisms that use the sheep as food. _________,
bears, and eagles eat sheep.
Whales
Wolves
Woodpeckers
Windows
Some people in the Baird Mountains eat the sheep, too.
true
false
People hunt the sheep as a sport.
true
false
Ewes give birth to ________ lamb at a time.
one
three
five
seven
A week after they are born, lambs begin to
eat plants, ____________, and moss.
bugs
grasses
soup
Wildlife includes -------- living in nature.
Humans
Animals
The moon
The sun
Beaver
Musk Rat
Striped Skunk
Opossum
This is an example of a ______________.
Interactions Table
Model
Free-Body Diagram
None of the above
Mass is measured in ...
Newtons
Pounds
milli-Liters
grams
What is the building blocks of all matter?
molecules
mixtures
protons
atoms
