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Science questions for grades 6-8

 

 

Leopard

Read the about the leopard at http://www.bigcatrescue.org/leopard.htm    or print out PDF


 

 

 

SIXTH GRADE:  

 

1.  Leopards have fur, give live birth, make milk and have a backbone.

      Therefore scientists classify them as what kind of animal?

 

 

 

2.  How has human behavior impacted the Leopard population?

 

 

 

SEVENTH GRADE:

 

1.  The Black (melanistic) Leopard is often called what by mistake?

 

 

2. How long do Leopards live in captivity versus the wild?   Why is there such a

difference?

 

 

 

For an extra challenge:  Discuss the merits of life in the wild versus life in captivity.

 

 

EIGTH GRADE:

 

1.  What behavioral adaptations relative to their diet do Leopards display?

 

 

 

2.  What structural adaptations aid in the Leopards survival?

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