Fossils

A ________ is a person who studies fossils.

• professor
• paleontologist
• archaeologist
• author

Fossils can occur in the form of __________.

• teeth
• muscle
• hair
• all of the above

Which is NOT a type of fossil?

• eggs
• bones
• feathers
• footprint

What clues can scientists learn from fossils?

• size of an animal
• shape of an animal
• what an animal ate
• all of the above

A ________ is a type of fossil that is a copy of the shape of an organism.

• imprint
• trace
• outline
• clone

__________ means there are no longer any living members of that species on Earth. 

• disappeared
• lost
• exited
• extinct

There is only one type of fossil. 

• True
• False

Fossils are often found in fragments.

• True
• False

Fossils give clues about the past.

• True
• False

Fossils are preserved _______ and _______ that used to be alive.

• teeth and bones
• plants and animals
• horns and beaks
• people and animals