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Extinction Worksheets
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In this extinction worksheet, students watch a video about extinction and the process of evolution. Students then answer 19 questions about the video.
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a selection titled " Extinct and Endangered" and then under the pictures of 3 animals they record why they think each creature is endangered.
In this extinction instructional activity, students review the different human activities that are leading to present-day rapid extinctions. This instructional activity has 9 short answer questions.
In this dinosaurs learning exercise, students review the different theories that scientist believe may have led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. This learning exercise has 18 fill in the blank questions.
In this news learning exercise, students discuss the Indonesia Tsunami, extinction, France, tanning, and mummies. Students then answer 16 true or false and vocabulary questions.
In this weather worksheet, learners read an excerpt describing the climate and extinction. Then they explain what the climate was like during the Age of Dinosaurs. Students also determine some factors that affected the climate during this same time frame.
Students investigate the type of species surviving in a community. For this biology lesson, students differentiate between extinction and competition. They discuss competition and specialization of species.
In this earth history worksheet, students visit a website and complete 15 fill in the blank and 8 short answer questions based on what they read. Topics include biodiversity, animal kingdoms, evolution, fossils, and extinction.
In these rainforest vocabulary worksheets, read the definitions and the matching terms for the following rainforest vocabulary terms: decomposers, deforestation, epiphytes, extinct, environment, pollute, vegetation, ecology, climate, habitat, food web, exploitation, emergent, forest floor, tropical rainforest, liana, botanist, preservation, food chain, canopy, and parasite.
In this history of life activity, students will explore how mass extinctions have occurred on Earth, the different periods of the geological time scale, and scientists' use of fossil records. Students will complete 3 fill in the blank questions and 5 short answer questions.
