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Life in the extreme

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 2hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following animals don't live in places that are extremely hot or extremely cold?

a)

Lizards

b)

Penguins

c)

Deer

d)

Camels

2.

Which words make sense together with the word ADAPT? you can choose more than one option.

a)

to a situation

b)

your behavior

c)

scientist

d)

to a location

3.

Which words make sense together with the word "LACK OF"? you can choose more than one option.

a)

light

b)

oxigen

c)

temperature

d)

outer space

4.

Which words make sense together with the word TYPICAL? You can choose more than one option.

a)

Location

b)

Earth

c)

Organism

d)

Month

5.

Which words make sense together with the word HARSH? You can choose more than one option.

a)

place

b)

sound

c)

distance

d)

journey

6.

Which words make sense together with the word REMARKABLE? You can choose more than one option.

a)

safety

b)

story

c)

experience

d)

skill

7.

Choose the best option: Camels can ________ extremely hot temperatures in the Sahara Desert.

a)

exist

b)

varieties

c)

tolerate

d)

handle

8.

Choose the best option: The giant tubeworm is a _________ that lives near hydrothermal vents deep beneath the surface of the sea.

a)

handle

b)

creature

c)

levels

d)

exist

9.

Choose the best option: Despite the very high __________ of salt in the Dead Sea, some __________ of microbes live there.

a)

levels / varieties

b)

exist / handle

c)

tolerate / varieties

d)

creature / exist

10.

Choose the best option: Do you think that life might __________ on other planets in our solar system?

a)

handle

b)

levels

c)

creature

d)

exist

11.

Choose the best option: Extremophiles __________ can living in difficult conditions.

a)

tolerate

b)

handle

c)

exist

d)

creatures

12.

Tardigrades can survive in different kinds of extreme environments.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A type of bacteria called Strain 121 thrives under the Antarctic ice.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Mammals live in only one kind of environment.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Some deep-sea areas near mid-ocean ridges have high levels of poisonous chemicals.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Match the word to its definition: Thrive

a)

change, get used to

b)

do well

c)

not enough

d)

usual, normal

17.

Match the word to its definition: Lack of...

a)

usual, normal

b)

surroundings

c)

change, get used to

d)

not enough

18.

Match the word to its definition: Environment...

a)

do well

b)

surroundings

c)

not enough

d)

usual, normal

19.

Match the word to its definition: Typical...

a)

usual, normal

b)

surroundings

c)

change, get used to

d)

do well

20.

Match the word to its definition: Adapt

a)

surroundings

b)

do well

c)

change, get used to

d)

not enough

21.

All animals can handle harsh environments.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Some organisms exist under ice with no light or oxygen.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Polar bears can tolerate very high temperatures.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Astrobiologist Kevin Hand has already discovered life on other planets.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Some extremophiles live in places with high levels of salt.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Some extremophiles live in places with high levels of salt.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The blue whale is one of the largest _______ on Earth.

a)

exist

b)

remarkable

c)

creature

d)

tolerate

28.

Humans cannot ___________ without oxygen.

a)

exist

b)

remarkable

c)

creature

d)

tolerate

29.

Extremophiles are ____________ organisms that thrive in extreme conditions.

a)

exist

b)

remarkable

c)

creature

d)

tolerate

30.

The polar bear’s thick fur allows it to __________ the extreme cold.

a)

exist

b)

remarkable

c)

creature

d)

tolerate