Extinction

Question 1

Over _ percent of species that have ever lived have gone extinct

Answer 1

99

Question 2

Just as new species have evolved to adapt to change, others fail to adapt and die out is called

Answer 2

Background extinction

Question 3

Some genes can become extinct once they are no longer available to be _

Answer 3

Passed on to next generation

Question 4

_ is when a species dies or is killed off

Answer 4

True extinction

Question 5

Thylacine or Tasmanian wolf is a _ predator

Answer 5

Marsupial (truly extinct)

Question 6

The thylacine or Tasmanian wolf was eradicated through _

Answer 6

Human activity

Question 7

Eradicated by years _

Answer 7

1930

Question 8

All dinosaurs became extinct as a result of _ 66 million years ago

Answer 8

Cretaceous mass extinction

Question 9

_ which are direct descendants, survived

Answer 9

Birds

Question 10

Nonavian dinosaurs are all dinosaurs except for _

Answer 10

Birds

Question 11

Nonavian dinosaurs are _ because descendants live on

Answer 11

Pseudoextinct

Question 12

Scientists are trying to edit genes of species genetically similar to the _ to bring back

Answer 12

Thylacine

Question 13

Animals that have coevolved (predators/prey) can become

Answer 13

Coextinct

Question 14

When moa was wiped out in New Zealand, their predator _ was also wiped out

Answer 14

Haast’s eagle

Question 15

MoA could grow up to 12 ft tall and reach _ lbs

Answer 15

440 (200kg)

Question 16

At _ lbs, haast’s eagle was largest ever bird of prey

Answer 16

33 (15 kg)

Question 17

Haast’s eagle wingspan length

Answer 17

8ft 6in (2.6m)