WorksheetsAnimals Through Time Study Guide
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Trait
solving a problem
selection
something inherited from ones parents
Selection
when an animal has babies
choosing the same traits over and over again for a better offspring
getting rid of bad qualities
Habitat
the home of a plant, animal, or other organism
a type of weather
where an animal goes to find food
Where do scientists typically find fossils?
on the street
in cars
buried underground
in their labs
Scientists found a whale in the middle of the desert because...
whales live in the desert habitat
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
There are so many different varieties of dogs because...
people chose to breed dogs with traits they wanted
dogs wanted to be different from each other
dog babies (puppies) were different from their parents
dogs have a lot of puppies
Which is an example of evidence that dinosaurs looked like big reptiles?
dinosaur skulls had holes similar skulls of reptiles today
some dinosaurs had sharp teeth
dinosaurs like to eat
scientists found fossils fo scaly dinosaur skin
dinosaurs laid eggs
Vervet monkeys are...
herbivores
omnivores
carnivores
How does living in a group help vervet monkeys survive? Choose the best answer.
They show each other where to find food.
They communicate in their own language.
They warn each other of danger.
They groom each other's fur.
If dry weather kills many of the plants in the vervet monkeys' habitat, how would that affect the vervet monkeys?
They would be more likely to survive.
They would be less likely to survive.
There would be no change.
A polar habitat today was always a polar habitat in the past.
True
False
We can learn about extinct animals by studying their fossils and comparing them to animals living today.
True.
False.
When habitats change, the kinds of animals and plants that live there change, too.
True
False
Observe the fossil. Is it a...
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
An animal that eats both plants and meat/fish is called...
a herbivore
an omnivore
a carnivore
Which is an example of selection
Choosing to breed bigger chickens to lay more eggs
A dog with one blue eye and one brown
Finding a lobster on the ground
What are two traits of this cat?
Striped fur, blue eyes
Four paws, a tail
Ears, and a nose
