Name: _______________________________________

Matching- Draw a line connecting each term with the correct description
Species

When a large number of species go

Extinct in a short period of time

Evolution

Group of organisms that share similar

traits and can bread together

Mass extinction

Scientific theory that describes how

organisms change and adapt over time

Food chain

The eating habits of organisms sharing

an ecosystem

Fill in the blank- Fill in the correct number

1. More than _________ percent of all species that ever lived on Earth are
extinct.
2. Between _______ and _______ species normally go extinct each year.
3.

More recently, biologists estimate that ______ species go extinct every hour.

Think about it
Take a look around you. What would you NOT see if all trees went extinct?
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