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Changes in Ecosystems Review

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  • What causes droughts
    wildfires
    no rain for a long time
    heavy rains and other storms
    diseases
  • What could cause an organism to become extinct?
    loss of predators
    increase in habitat size
    loss of habitat
    increase in resources
  • Most producers get their energy from
    rocks
    predators
    consumers
    sunlight
  • Which word describes fossils found in deeper layers of rock?
    younger
    smaller
    older
    larger
  • Which could you compare to learn more about living things of the past?
    wolf and tiger
    elephant and woolly mammoth
    hummingbirds and eagle
    frog and lizard
  • What can help scientists learn more about an animal that lived in the past
    rocks
    drawings
    fossils
    minerals
  • What adaptation will help this cactus survive in the desert ecosystem?
    a waxy stem
    a waxy stem
    small flowers
    large leaves
  • Why do some animals migrate?
    to avoid cold weather
    to find their families
    to escape prey
    to make a change
  • How can a flood change and environment?
    It can cause plants to grow quickly
    It can cause wildfires
    It can dry out rivers and lakes
    It can wash away plants and soil
  • How do a porcupine's quills help it survive?
    The quills keep the porcupine warm
    The quills help the porcupine catch food
    The quills protect the porcupine from predators
    The quills allow the porcupine to get oxygen
  • What could happen if prairie dogs were removed from a grassland ecosystem?
    mice would have more habitats
    coyotes would have more food
    eagles would have more food
    grasses would become extinct
  • All of these are natural disasters except
    mold
    droughts
    wildfires
    floods
  • People can do all of the following to help the environment except
    recycle
    reuse
    pollute
    reduce
  • If this fossil was found at Duryu Park it would infer that.....
    fossils of fish are different from fish that live today
    Duryu Park was once under water
    Fossils are difficult to find
    This fossil was lost by someone
  • Predators are animals that
    are plant eaters
    exist only as fossils
    hunt other animals for food
    are hunted by other animals for food
  • Which living thing would compete with this deer for food?
    owls
    plants
    other deer
    bats
  • How do animals use camouflage to survive?
    by giving warning calls
    by standing out fro their environments
    by imitating other animals
    by blending in with their environments
  • All fossils
    are found in cold places
    were created millions of years ago
    are living things
    are the remains of living things