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WorksheetsScience- Animals Through Time
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 12mins
Scientists found a whale fossil in the middle of the desert because…
Whales used to live in the desert habitat
There used to be a lake in the middle of the desert habitat.
The desert habitat used to be an ocean
The green anoles are such good climbers because…
they like climbing trees
they need to be able to climb to get food that is high up in the trees.
the green anoles that were poor climbers were more likely to get eaten by brown anoles, so they had fewer babies
they need to be able to get away from brown anoles on the ground.
Which is an example of evidence that dinosaurs looked like big reptiles?
Dinosaur skulls had similar skulls to reptiles today
Scientists found fossils of scaly dinosaur skin
Dinosaurs laid eggs
All of the above
Herbivores are...
plant eaters
meat eaters
eat both plants and meat
carnivores are...
plant eaters
meat eaters
eat both plants and meat
Omnivores are...
plant eaters
meat eaters
eat both plants and meat
True or False... A desert habitat today was always a desert habitat in the past
True
False
True or False...We can learn about extinct animals by studying their fossils and comparing them to animals living today.
True
False
What type of environment do mosquitoes like?
warm and wet
cold and dry
hot and dry
cold and wet
Why are there so many different varieties of dogs?
dogs wanted to be different from each other
dogs have many puppies
people chose to breed dogs with traits they wanted
dog babies were different from their parents
True or False...When habitats change, the kinds of animals and plants that live there change too
True
False
True or False...All the kittens of 2 parent cats would look the same
True
False
Why do chickens living today have bigger eggs than chickens that lived a long time ago?
Chickens now eat more than they did a long time ago
People selected and mated the chickens that had the biggest eggs
Chickens take vitamins that make them lay bigger eggs
How could you figure out what the habitat used to be like where you live?
Check out your local museum
Watch the history channel
Dig below the ground and look for fossils of living things
