fossils

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What do you call a scientist that studies fossils?

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Paleontologist

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True or False: All fossils come from dinosaurs.

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FALSE

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What provides scientific evidence of past life?

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fossils

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What information can a fossilized plant give scientists?

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What environments were like long ago

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A family was hiking on a mountain and found several fossils, including a shark tooth and a clam shell. How has the area changed?

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It used to be an ocean.

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Which modern organism is most like the prehistoric organism shown in the fossil? Options: bat, bird, fish, dragonfly

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dragonfly

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What can scientists learn by studying fossils? I. how the Earth's surface has changed over time II. the appearance of an organism and its structures III. how species have changed over time IV. how the Earth's climate has changed over time

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I, II, III, and IV

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The megalodon is probably related to the following options: penguin, seal, shark.

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shark

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Look at the fossil below.

What type of organism did this fossil likely come from?

a bird

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a fish

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a plant

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a mammal

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a fish

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Which would be an example of a fossil? Options: Sedimentary Rock, Dinosaur Footprint, Oyster Pearl, Rotting Log

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Dinosaur Footprint