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Worksheet time: 30mins
Which is a common fossil in Texas?
Dinosaur footprints
Plastic bottles
Fresh leaves
Modern bird feathers
What is a fossil?
A living plant
The remains or traces of a once-living organism in rock
A weather pattern
A modern animal
If you find a fish fossil in Texas, what does it tell you about the past?
It was always a desert
It was once covered by water
It was always a forest
It was a mountain
Why do some animals become fossils and others do not?
Only animals that can fly become fossils
Animals quickly buried by sediment are more likely to become fossils
Only animals that live in trees become fossils
All animals become fossils
A student finds a fossil shell in a rock. What can the student infer about the environment where the rock was formed?
It was a dry desert
It was once underwater, like a sea or lake
It was a snowy mountain
It was a volcano
Why are fossils important to scientists?
They help scientists predict the weather
They show what plants and animals lived long ago
They show how to build houses
They help scientists find gold
A paleontologist finds a fossil of a plant that no longer grows in Texas. What does this suggest about Texas’s past environment?
The environment has not changed
The environment in Texas was different in the past
The plant was never real
The fossil is fake
You find a sea creature fossil in Texas. What does this tell you about Texas millions of years ago?
Texas was always dry land
Texas was once covered by an ocean or sea
Texas was always a mountain
Texas was always a forest
Which of the following is always at the beginning of a food chain?
Herbivore
Decomposer
Producer
Carnivore
What happens if all the plants in a food chain die?
Only carnivores will survive
There will be more food for herbivores
All animals in the food chain will be affected
Nothing will change
Which animal is a consumer in a food chain?
Grass
Water
Rabbit
Sunlight
A (a) is how different species get (b) from other species.
What do fossils tell us?
The color of the sky
The types of living things and environments that existed long ago
The taste of food
The current weather
Observe the food chain above. Which organism’s population would increase if finches were removed from the ecosystem?
The organism that receives the (a) energy is the hawk and is a (b)
What is the producer in this food chain?
Why will having fewer insects affect the mice?
The animals at the top of a food chain are always ___.
Prey
Predator
Producer
Which of the following is NOT likely to become a fossil?
A leaf that quickly decays on the ground
A seashell buried in mud
A fish trapped in clay
A dinosaur bone covered by sediment
What do producers provide in a food chain?
They eat other animals
They provide energy for consumers
They hunt for prey
They break down dead material
Which of these best describes a decomposer?
An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals
An organism that eats only plants
An organism that hunts other animals
An organism that makes its own food
Which of the following best describes the main purpose of a scientific model?
To perfectly replicate reality
To simplify and represent complex systems
To replace experiments
To prove all scientific theories
What is a common limitation of using models in science?
They may not include all real-world variables
They can only be used in mathematics
They are never useful for making predictions
They always give exact predictions
Which of the following organisms is responsible for breaking down dead material in a food chain?
Producer
Decomposer
Carnivore
Herbivore
What can scientists learn from studying fossils?
What kinds of organisms lived in the past
How to grow new plants
How to predict earthquakes
How to make new rocks
Which of these is an example of a consumer in a food chain?
Grass
Sun
Deer
Rock
Some animals, such as hedgehogs, hibernate. What time of year would you most likely find a hedgehog hibernating?
Some animals, such as monarch butterflies, migrate from north to south during part of the year. What factors in the environment cause monarchs to migrate? Choose TWO answers.
A family noticed that the tree in their yard changed in December. Its leaves turned orange and fell off to reveal bare branches. What most likely happened to the tree?
Which of the following animals would be most likely to migrate for part of the year?
A seasonal movement from one place to another by certain species is called (a)
An inactive period for some mammals during the winter season is known as (a)
A period of time when a plant stops growing to conserve energy is known as (a)
What time of year is most common for hibernation and dormancy?
Spring
Summer
Winter
Fall
What conditions could cause a plant to go dormant? Choose TWO answers.
Sunny weather
Cold temperatures
Lack of water
Plenty of nutrients in the soildordd
Which observation could tell you that a tree was becoming dormant?
You notice that the tree is sprouting new green leaves and is a bit taller than the year before.
You notice that small pink flowers are blooming on the tree.
You notice that most of the leaves have turned orange and are falling off as winter approaches.
You notice that the tree is covered in insects, and chunks of the bark are falling off.
