Fossil Knowledge

Describes a group of living things that is no longer living

• fossil

• extinct

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago

• fossil

• extinct

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?

• Animals eat plants

• Plants are smaller than animals

• Plants have softer body parts than animals

• There were more animals than plants

Which is an imprint fossil?

• bone

• cast

• petrified wood

• footprint

In which type of rock are the most fossils found?

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• volcanic rock

• metamorphic rock

A fossil animal has a mouh full of sharp, pointed teeth. What can you infer about the animal?

• The animal ate fruits and vegetables.

• The animal is closely related to a shark.

• The animal did not live on land.

• The animal ate meat.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

If scientists found the fossil of a fish in a desert area, what could they infer?

• what fish are like today

• that the fish lacked oxygen

• what kind of animal ate the fish

• that water once covered the area

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

How are an elephant and amammoth alike?

• both are extinct

• both have tusks

• both have thinck and shaggy fur

• both live in warm climates

Which type of fossil looks like the actual body part of a once living thing?

• a cast

• a trace

• a mineral

• a footprint

Which sentence is TRUE?

• All once living organisms left behind fossils.

• Some living things have not changed over millions of years.

• Fossils show that saber tooth cats have not changed.

• Fossils show that turtles have changed over time.