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Animals long ago and wildlife Protection

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which extinct animal looked like a modern elephant?

a)

dawn horse

b)

dinosaur

c)

mammoth

d)

sumatran tiger

2.

What is one way people can help save wildlife?

a)

protecting habitats

b)

building houses

c)

cutting down trees

d)

hunting elephants

3.

Which of the following are extinct?

a)

elephants

b)

cacti

c)

orchids

d)

mammoths

4.

Planting trees.....

a)

protects wildlife

b)

harms wildlife

5.

Raising threatened animals in nature preserves.....

a)

protects wildlife

b)

harms wildlife

6.

Polluting the oceans.....

a)

protects wildlife

b)

harms wildlife

7.

Hunting animals....

a)

protects wildlife

b)

harms wildlife

8.

------------- are the remains, imprints or traces of a plant or animal that lived many years ago.

(a)  

9.

An animal with -------------teeth is a plant eater.

(a)  

10.

An animal with -------------teeth is a meat eater.

(a)  

11.

A dawn horse ate plants long ago.

a)

Dawn horse had pointed teeth.

b)

Dawn horse had flat teeth.

12.

A T-Rex was a large dinosaur that ate other animals long ago.

a)

T -Rex had pointed teeth.

b)

T -Rex had flat teeth.

13.

People learn about earths past by studying-----------------

(a)  

14.
____________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.
a)
paleontologist 
b)
 fossil
c)
preserved
d)
extinct
15.
  A _____________________ is the remains or evidence of an   ancient organism.
a)
paleontologist 
b)
 fossil
c)
preserved
d)
extinct
16.
When something is _____________________ it no longer exists.
a)
paleontologist 
b)
 fossil
c)
preserved
d)
extinct
17.
Something _____________________ has been kept from harm or   change.
a)
paleontologist 
b)
 fossil
c)
preserved
d)
extinct
18.
Why is it important to study fossils?
a)

 Fossils are evidence of animals that lived long ago.

b)
Fossils are fortune tellers.
c)
Fossils are fun to study.
d)
Fossils are found everywhere in the world.
19.
Which would be an example of a fossil?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Oyster Pearl
c)
Dinosaur Footprint
d)
  Rotting Log
20.

Which of the following animals used to live but does not now?

a)
buffalo
b)
mountain lion
c)
mammoth
d)
dog
21.

Extinction → Loss of an entire type of animal

a)
true
b)
false
22.

The traces of a fossil are covered in --------

(a)  

23.

Mud hardens and becomes -----------

(a)  

24.

The body of an animal preserved in rock.

a)

trace fossil

b)

body fossil

25.

A mold fossil and a ---------- fossil are body fossils.

(a)  

26.

A ----------------plant or animal is a type of living thing that is likely to become endangered.

(a)  

27.

A living thing is endangered when it is in danger of becoming ------------.

(a)  

28.
a)

trace fossil

b)

body fossil

c)

cast fossil

d)

mold fossil

29.
a)

Body fossil

b)

trace fossil