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WorksheetsLife in the extreme
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 2hrs 13mins
Which of the following animals don't live in places that are extremely hot or extremely cold?
Lizards
Penguins
Deer
Camels
Which words make sense together with the word ADAPT? you can choose more than one option.
to a situation
your behavior
scientist
to a location
Which words make sense together with the word "LACK OF"? you can choose more than one option.
light
oxigen
temperature
outer space
Which words make sense together with the word TYPICAL? You can choose more than one option.
Location
Earth
Organism
Month
Which words make sense together with the word HARSH? You can choose more than one option.
place
sound
distance
journey
Which words make sense together with the word REMARKABLE? You can choose more than one option.
safety
story
experience
skill
Choose the best option: Camels can ________ extremely hot temperatures in the Sahara Desert.
exist
varieties
tolerate
handle
Choose the best option: The giant tubeworm is a _________ that lives near hydrothermal vents deep beneath the surface of the sea.
handle
creature
levels
exist
Choose the best option: Despite the very high __________ of salt in the Dead Sea, some __________ of microbes live there.
levels / varieties
exist / handle
tolerate / varieties
creature / exist
Choose the best option: Do you think that life might __________ on other planets in our solar system?
handle
levels
creature
exist
Choose the best option: Extremophiles __________ can living in difficult conditions.
tolerate
handle
exist
creatures
Tardigrades can survive in different kinds of extreme environments.
True
False
A type of bacteria called Strain 121 thrives under the Antarctic ice.
True
False
Mammals live in only one kind of environment.
True
False
Some deep-sea areas near mid-ocean ridges have high levels of poisonous chemicals.
True
False
Match the word to its definition: Thrive
change, get used to
do well
not enough
usual, normal
Match the word to its definition: Lack of...
usual, normal
surroundings
change, get used to
not enough
Match the word to its definition: Environment...
do well
surroundings
not enough
usual, normal
Match the word to its definition: Typical...
usual, normal
surroundings
change, get used to
do well
Match the word to its definition: Adapt
surroundings
do well
change, get used to
not enough
All animals can handle harsh environments.
True
False
Some organisms exist under ice with no light or oxygen.
True
False
Polar bears can tolerate very high temperatures.
True
False
Astrobiologist Kevin Hand has already discovered life on other planets.
True
False
Some extremophiles live in places with high levels of salt.
True
False
Some extremophiles live in places with high levels of salt.
True
False
The blue whale is one of the largest _______ on Earth.
exist
remarkable
creature
tolerate
Humans cannot ___________ without oxygen.
exist
remarkable
creature
tolerate
Extremophiles are ____________ organisms that thrive in extreme conditions.
exist
remarkable
creature
tolerate
The polar bear’s thick fur allows it to __________ the extreme cold.
exist
remarkable
creature
tolerate
