Create a Creature Worksheet

1. Give your creature a name (not Suzie or Fred).

My creature’s name is ____________________________________________.

2. What is your creature’s closest relative that is alive today? This should be a real-world animal. My creature’s closest relative is the __________________________.

3. Two things that my creature has in common with its relative are ________________

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and _________________________________________________________________

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Two ways that my creature is different from its relative are ____________________

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and _________________________________________________________________

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4. What changes in the environment/habitat caused your creature to evolve from its closest relative into its current form?

One change was _____________________________________________________

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This caused my creature to _____________________________________________

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Another change was __________________________________________________

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This caused my creature to _____________________________________________

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Another change was __________________________________________________

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This caused my creature to _____________________________________________

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5. What does your creature look like? Make a quick sketch in the space below. Remember, you will have to create a detailed drawing or model of your creature.

6. How big is your creature?

My creature is _____________________ long, __________________ wide, __________________ tall , and weighs ___________________.

7. How long does your creature live?

My creature lives for _______________________________________.

8. How often does your creature reproduce?

My creature has ___________________ babies every ________________________. It can have up to ___________________________ children in it’s lifetime. It usually has (one, two, 1000, etc) _________ babies at a time, but can have up to __________ babies at a time.

9. Does your creature care for its young, or can they survive on their own without their parents?

_____ My creature abandons its young – they survive or fail on their own.

_____ My creature raises its young. The babies are raised by (mom, dad or both) ____________________ and they stay with their parent(s) for __________________.

10. Does your creature migrate? Where does it go?

____ No, my creature doesn’t migrate.

____ Yes, my creature migrates from __________________ to ________________.

11. Where in does your creature live? Draw a map to show your creature’s range. Remember, the continents will have moved 100 million years from now.

12. What is the climate like where your creature lives? What is the world like? Is it warmer than today? Are we in another ice age?

The climate where my creature lives is _____________________________________

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13. What type of terrain does your creature like (mountains, coastlines, forests, tundra, wetlands, etc.)? Remember, some creatures like varied terrain.

My creature likes ______________________________________________________

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14. How much space does your creature need?

My creature needs ____________________________________________________.

15. What does your creature eat?

In the summer, my creature eats __________________________________________

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In the winter, my creature eats____________________________________________

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16. What does your creature use for shelter?

In the summer, my creature uses _________________________________________

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In the winter, my creature uses ___________________________________________

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17. How does your creature get water in the winter?

In the winter, my creature gets water by ____________________________________.

18. What are three adaptations that help your creature to survive in its habitat?

One of my creature’s adaptations is that it __________________________________

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This helps it to survive by _______________________________________________

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One of my creature’s adaptations is that it __________________________________

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This helps it to survive by _______________________________________________

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One of my creature’s adaptations is that it __________________________________

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This helps it to survive by _______________________________________________

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