Fossils

How have scientists learned about mammoths?

• by studying mammoths in zoos

• by studying mammoths in amber

• by studying mammoths frozen in ice

• by studying photos of living mammoths

Fossils help scientists learn about all of these except

• extinct animals

• endangered animals

• how Earth has changed

• extinct plants

Which sentence is true?

• Plants and animals living today are related to those that lived long ago.

• Plants and animals living today are not related to those that lived long ago.

• Plants and animals living today are the same as plants and animals that lived long ago.

• We do not know what kinds of plants and animals lived long ago.

When a living thing reproduces, it

• becomes endangered.

• makes more of its own kind.

• findes a new habitat.

• makes its own food.

What is a habitat?

• the place where an animal lives.

• something a person does over and over again.

• a threat to a species.

• a kind of climate.

Which animal is extinct?

• tiger

• bald eagle

• house cat

• dinosaur

Which best describes a fossil?

• an ancient rock

• an ancient animal

• the remains or trace of an ancient organism

• an old living organism

Which best describes a million-year-old footprint?

• trace fossil

• mold

• limb

• cast

You find a fossilized seashell at the top of a mountain. What does this most likely tell you about the history of the mountain?

• The mountain was never under water.

• The mountain was once under water.

• The mountain was once in a warmer climates.

• The mountain was once in a colder climate.

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You find two sets of footprints side by side. The first set of footprints is deeper than the second set. What is the most likely conclusion you can reach from your observation?

• The organisms weighed the same.

• The second organism weighed more than the first organism.

• The second organism weighed less than the first organism.

• The second organism was taller than the first organism.