Mystery 6 WEB OF LIFE: Why did the dinosaurs go extinct?

How do scientists figure out what dinosaurs ate?

• They look at how tall they were.

• They look at the size of their heads.

• They look at their teeth.

Animals that eat plants are called _________________________.

• carnivores

• herbivores

• omnivores

Animals that eat meat are called _________________________.

• carnivores

• herbivores

• omnivores

Animals that eat plants and meat are called _________________________.

• carnivores

• herbivores

• omnivores

Animals with all broad (wide) flat teeth most likely ate ________________________________.

• meat

• plants

• meat and plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Why would it be helpful to study coprolites?

• Scientists can determine if a dinosaur had tough skin or feathers.

• Scientists can determine if a dinosaur was large or small.

• Scientists can determine what a dinosaur ate.

When many food CHAINS come together, they make a __________________________.

• food path

• food web

• food maze

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Through studying the soil, scientists have determined that most dinosaurs went extinct about ________________________________.

• 65 thousand years ago

• 65 million years ago

• 650 million years ago

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What do some scientists believe created the Chicxulub crater?

• an asteroid hitting the earth.

• a huge earthquake

• a hole in the ozone layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

After many animals became extinct, the animals that DID survive were mostly ______________________.

• carnivores

• herbivores

• omnivores