Mystery Science 3rd: Animals Through Time Mystery 5 Review

The green anoles are such good climbers because…

• they like climbing trees.

• they need to be able to climb to get food that is high up in the trees.

• the green anoles that were poor climbers were more likely to get eaten by brown anoles, so they had fewer babies

• they need to be able to get away from brown anoles on the ground.

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Why are green anoles better climbers today than the green anoles that lived a long time ago? How did they get to be that way?

• A long time ago, there were some green anoles that were better climbers than other green anoles. The better climbers were more likely to escape the brown anoles and have babies. 
• The older anoles taught the young anoles how to climb to survive. 

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The green anoles were such good climbers because _________

•  they liked climbing trees.

• the only food was up in the trees.

• the​ ​green​ ​anoles​ ​that​ ​couldn’t​ ​climb​ ​were​ ​eaten​ ​by​ ​the​ ​brown anoles​ ​so​ ​those​ ​green​ ​anoles​ ​didn’t​ ​have​ ​babies.

• the green anoles were scared of The brown anoles.

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What helps anole lizards climb?

• Their tails

• Toe Scales

• Their tongues

• Their jumping ability

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What happened when the Brown Anoles came to Lizard Island?

• They had a big party.

• The green anoles ate the brown anoles.

• The green anoles swam away.

• The brown anoles ate the green anoles.

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Which of the Green Anoles were the best climbers?

• The one's with more toe scales.

• The lizards with the longer tails.

• The lizards with the least toe scales.

• The lizards with the longest legs.

Can selection happen without humans

• No

• Yes

Which green anoles were most likely to be caught by the Brown Anoles.

• The ones with the smallest amount of toe scales.

• The Green Anoles with the shortest tails.

• The Green Anoles with the most toe scales.

• The Green Anoles with the most teeth.

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Why do green anoles climb trees?

• They are green just like the tree leaves.

• The love to swing from branch to branch.

• So they can catch squirrels to eat.

• To find more bugs to eat or to escape animals

  that are trying to eat them.

What happened to the green anoles when the brown anoles arrived on Lizard Island? Why?

• They all became sick and died.

• The brown anoles caught all of them and ate them.

• The green anoles with more sticky toe scales

  were better climbers and could escape the brown anoles.

• The green anoles moved to a new Island to escape the brown anoles.

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