Fossil Review

What could a fossil of a tooth tell a scientist?

• What animal it was

• How big the animal was

• What the animal ate

• All of the above

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Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?

• The plants were trapped in volcanoes.

• The plant parts are softer and decompose easier.

• Minerals destroyed the plants.

• Animals ate all the plants.

What is amber?

• dissolved minerals

• liquid tar

• fossilized tree sap

• hardened mud

Which animal is extinct now?

• rhino

• woolly mammoth

• elephant

• coelacanth

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How long does it take fossils to form?

• 10 days

• 1 day

• Millions of years

• Hundreds of years

What do you call a scientist that studies fossils?

• dentist

• fossilologist

• paleontologist

• rockologist

What is a fossil?

• a rock

• a living thing

• a dead thing

• The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago

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What does extinct mean?

• a living thing

• something that smells

• something there are only a few of on Earth

• a group of living things that are no longer alive

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How do paleontologists know about how old fossils are?

• Older fossils are buried further below the surface.

• "Newer" fossils are closer to the surface.

• Older fossils are closer to the surface.

• Both A and B

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What are two things that could be learned from studying the rocks and fossils in a certain area.

• How the animals have changes over time

• If the organism is now extinct

• How the environment has changed over time

• If the organism is endangered

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