Grade 7 Bell Ringer 5.15.19

Scientists who study fossils are called

• Geologists
• Paleontologists
• Fossil Scientists
• Meteorologists

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Where are most fossils found?

• A. In sand dunes
• B. In volcanoes
• C. In igneous rocks 
• D. In sedimentary rocks 

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Which of the following is a true statement about the members of a species?

• they must live in the same geographic area

• they must be able to breed with one another

• they must be able to move under their own power

• they must be extinct at the present time

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According to most scientists, what is the ultimate cause of most mass extinctions?

• overhunting

• evolution of new species to replace old ones

• major change in environment

• asteroid impact

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What can you conclude from the fact that more than a billion species have gone extinct during Earth's history?

• extinction is a natural part of life on earth

• extinction only happens rarely

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An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

• niche

• structure

• characteristic

• adaptation

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Name of the Dinosaur?

• Triceratops
• Allosaurus
• T-Rex
• YOU!!

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Name of the Dinosaur?

• Triceratops
• Apatosaurus
• Velociraptor

What prehistoric animal is this?  

• Archaeopteryx
• Tyrannosaurus rex
• Big Bird
• Stegosaurus

What killed the dinosaurs, accoring to most scientific evidence? ?

• Climate change after an asteroid impact.
• Aliens
• People
• Pollution