Adaptations
Endangered animals
Extinction
Classification
Vocabulary
100

Only the __________ animals survive and have babies.

A) Strongest       B) Weakest

Strongest      

100

Endangered means an animal is almost extinct.

A)True       B)False

True      

100

Dinosaurs are still alive today.

A) True      B) False

False

100

Animals in the same family are ____________ related.

A) Closely        B) Distantly

Closely        

100

A ___________________________ is the natural home where an animal lives.

A) Desert       B) Volcano      C)Habitat

Habitat

200

Only the black moths survived on the black trees, so all the next moth babies were ________________.

A) White       B) Black         C) Orange

Black        

200

Cutting down too many trees causes ____________ loss for animals.

A) Habitat        B) Pollution        C) Brain

Habitat        

200

When every single member of a species dies out, that group becomes ________________________.

A) Endangered    B) Extinct      C) Overpopulated

Extinct      

200

Foxes and wolves belong to the ___________ family. (hint: Think of what a police dog is called)

A) Cat        B) Equidae        C) Canidae 

Canidae

200

Trash and chemicals cause __________________, which damages nature and poisons water.

A) Pollution        B) Cleanliness     C) Hunting

Pollution        

300

All animals have special traits called _________________ to help them survive.

A) Adaptations       B) Thumbs      C) Canines

Adaptations      

300

We can save endangered animals by keeping them in nature parks/__________ where they are safe.

A) Fires      B) Preserves     C) Prisons

Preserves    

300

Scientists think a giant ____________ hit the earth and made all the dinosaurs extinct.

A) Asteroid      B) Amphibian     C) Planet

Asteroid      

300

What word means a SPECIFIC animal? (e.g. Red Fox)

A) Family    B) Kingdom       C) Species

Species

300

When an animal reproduces, it makes babies (aka ____________) that are like them.

A) Offspring      B) Milk      C) Parents

Offspring      

400

A _____________ adaptation is something an animal DOES to survive (e.g. possum playing dead)

A) Physical      B) Behavioral       C) Structural

Behavioral      

400

Illegal hunting, AKA ________________, is a major threat to animals like elephants.

A) Tree cutting      B) Murder       C) Poaching

Poaching

400

We know dinosaurs existed because they left behind buried bones called __________________.

A) Species     B) Camouflage     C) Fossils

Fossils

400

Draw/write an animal that is in the Hominidae family. (Hint: It's the same family as humans!)

Chimpanzee, Orangutan, Gorilla

400

The thylacine was a unique meat-eating ________________________.

A) Herbivore      B) Meativore    C) Carnivore

Carnivore

500

Animals with bad adaptations die, animals with strong adaptations survive. This is __________ selection.

A) Natural        B) Deadly         C) Class

Natural        

500

Which endangered bird lives in Mississippi?
A) California Condor  B) Flamingo     C) Sandhill crane

Sandhill crane

500

Creatures in an environment where they do not belong are called an _____________ species.

A) Illegal    B) Invasive    C) Extinct

Invasive    

500

Which family do lions and tigers belong to?
A) Canidae     B) Felidae      C) Ursidae

Felidae      

500

The variety of plants and animals living in an area is called ___________________________.

A) Same     B) Biodiversity     C) Extinction

Biodiversity    

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