Animals Through Time Review

Why did scientists find a whale fossil in the middle of the desert?

• whales always live in the desert

• there is an ocean in the middle of the desert

• some types of whales don't need water

• the desert habitat was once an ocean in the past

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Starfish, horseshoe crabs, and jellyfish are found in the _____________ ecosystem

You might find giraffes, tall grasses, and cheetahs in the ______________ ecosystem

Fossils tell us about animals and plants from the ___________.

• present

• future

• past

• tomorrow

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Cacti, rattlesnakes, and scorpions would be found in a ____________ ecosystem.

We know what dinosaurs look like from their...

• fossils, footprints, and teeth

• cartoons

• photographs

• feathers and fur

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A dinosaur with large, flat teeth probably ate

• leaves and grasses

• fish

• meat

• chicken

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An animal with both sharp, pointy front teeth and flat back teeth is probably an

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

• pizzavore

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What type of water would you find in rivers, streams, and most lakes?

Can an ecosystem on Earth change over time?

• Definitely not!

• Yes, over many years

• No way, the planet doesn't change.

• No, ecosystems only change on other planets.

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