9Aa monsters and myth

Answers and questions

1. (a) What does ‘extinct’ mean?

To ‘extinct’ means to “no longer live”. (if something goes extinct, it is no longer living.)
(b) suggest a way in which extinction happens.
Extinction can take place if there is change in environmental conditions, disease or the
introduction of a predator/humans.

2. (a) What variation is there between the two species in photo C?

Between the two species in photo C, there can be variations in size, length of neck, shape of
head, shape of teeth.
(b) How can variation be caused? Give two ways.
Variation can be caused by the environment or by inheritance/heredity
3. What is a species?
A species is a group of organisms that can reproduce with one another to produce offspring
that can also reproduce.
4. What genus is Buckland’s dinosaur in?
The genus of Buckland’s dinosaur is Megalosaurus.

5. DNA is a substance found in cells.

Where in the cell is it found?
DNA is found in nucleus of the cell. (it is also found in mitochondria)