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Changes in Ecosystems Review

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