Fossil Habitats and Evidence
Name two types of evidence that tell us that dinosaurs were big retiles.
Skulls, eggs, scaly skin
This is why green anoles are such good climbers.
They have many sticky toe scales and need to get away from the brown anoles.
This is why there are so many different varieties of dogs.
People chose to breed dogs with traits they wanted.
This is what we call animals with sharp teeth that only eat meat.
Carnivores
Explain why scientists found whale fossils in the middle of a desert.
The desert habitat used to be an ocean.
This is what we call animals with flat teeth that eat plants.
herbivores
This is how meercats keep each other safe.
One is the lookout and warns the others of danger.
List 2 traits that a kitten may get from its parents.
fur color, shape of tail, shape of ears, size etc.
How do buffalo protect each other?
They get into a tight group and charge at the predator.
This is how we know what habitats were like millions of years ago.
Fossils
This is how snow monkeys help each other survive.
They huddle in groups to keep each other warm.
If you wanted chickens to lay bigger eggs what could you do to make that happen?
People selected and mated the chickens that had the biggest eggs. Then, they selected their babies that had the biggest eggs. Selection over many years led to chickens today that have really big eggs.
Animals that eat both meat and plants are called this.
Omnivore