Fossils

A plant or animal that no longer lives on earth is considered to be

• Paleontologist

• Extinct

• Fossil

• Mold

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A plant or animal that is almost extinct

• Endangered

• Extinct

• Fossil

• Threatened

Plants or animals whose numbers are very low are called

• Extinct

• Endangered species

• Threatened species

• Fossils

How do plants and animals become endangered or extinct? Choose all that apply.

• Pollution

• Pesticides

• Natural Disasters

• Lots of food

• Destroy Habitat

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The physical remains of an organism that lived in the past

• Species

• Endangered

• Fossil

• Extinct

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Which of the following would most likely become a fossil?

• Fingernail

• Food

• Tooth

• Fur

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Someone who studies fossils is called a

• Paleontologist

• Biologist

• Teacher

• Botanist

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What do fossils teach paleontologist about the past ( pick all that apply)

• Size of the animal

• How the animal moved

• Type of food they ate

• How much food they ate each day

• Where the animal lived

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An entire organism that is preserved as a fossil is called a

• Cast fossil

• Trace fossil

• True fossil

• Fossil

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What type of a fossil is this?

• Cast

• True

• Trace

• Mold

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