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Science- Animals Through Time

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scientists found a whale fossil in the middle of the desert because…

a)

Whales used to live in the desert habitat

b)

There used to be a lake in the middle of the desert habitat.

c)

The desert habitat used to be an ocean

2.

The green anoles are such good climbers because…

a)

they like climbing trees

b)

they need to be able to climb to get food that is high up in the trees.

c)

the green anoles that were poor climbers were more likely to get eaten by brown anoles, so they had fewer babies

d)

they need to be able to get away from brown anoles on the ground.

3.

Which is an example of evidence that dinosaurs looked like big reptiles?

a)

Dinosaur skulls had similar skulls to reptiles today

b)

Scientists found fossils of scaly dinosaur skin

c)

Dinosaurs laid eggs

d)

All of the above

4.

Herbivores are...

a)

plant eaters

b)

meat eaters

c)

eat both plants and meat

5.

carnivores are...

a)

plant eaters

b)

meat eaters

c)

eat both plants and meat

6.

Omnivores are...

a)

plant eaters

b)

meat eaters

c)

eat both plants and meat

7.

True or False... A desert habitat today was always a desert habitat in the past

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False...We can learn about extinct animals by studying their fossils and comparing them to animals living today.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What type of environment do mosquitoes like?

a)

warm and wet

b)

cold and dry

c)

hot and dry

d)

cold and wet

10.

Why are there so many different varieties of dogs?

a)

dogs wanted to be different from each other

b)

dogs have many puppies

c)

people chose to breed dogs with traits they wanted

d)

dog babies were different from their parents

11.

True or False...When habitats change, the kinds of animals and plants that live there change too

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False...All the kittens of 2 parent cats would look the same

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Why do chickens living today have bigger eggs than chickens that lived a long time ago?

a)

Chickens now eat more than they did a long time ago

b)

People selected and mated the chickens that had the biggest eggs

c)

Chickens take vitamins that make them lay bigger eggs

14.

How could you figure out what the habitat used to be like where you live?

a)

Check out your local museum

b)

Watch the history channel

c)

Dig below the ground and look for fossils of living things