Fossils Study Guide

A ______________________________ is someone who studies what life was like long ago.

• fossil record

• evidence

• paleontologist

• preserved

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A fossil is well ________________________ which means that it kept the characteristics of the organism over a long period of time.

• fossil record

• preserved

• organism

• nature

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The scientist had to provide ________________, or information that supports their idea to make a claim.

• evidence

• organism

• nature

• fossil record

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A fossil can be any living thing also known as a(n) ___________________________.

• organism

• fossil record

• paleontologist

• evidence

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The ________________________________ is the number of fossils that have been found in the world by scientists.

• evidence

• organism

• fossil record

• paleontologist

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________________________ is how something is without human interaction.

• organism

• nature

• fossil record

• preserved

The table gives information on different fossils. Which fossil would tell us that the area had been covered with trees in the past?

• snail shell

• scorpion

• dragonfly

• millipede

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The map shows where fossil plants were found. The table shows the habitat where these plants grew in the past. In which area on the map was there previously an ocean?

• Area A

• Area B

• Area C

• Area D

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Below the ice in the Arctic are rocks with fossils. Some fossils found there are of plants that only grow in warm places. Finding this fossil here can tell us what?

• The land was not always in a cold area.

• Some plants can grow in rocks.

• Rock is always covered in ice.

• The Arctic is not a very cold place.

The diagram shows one rock layer on top of another. The table shows the habitats of different plants and animals. Using this information, what was the order of habitats in this area?

• Forest and then sea shore

• sea shore and then desert

• swamp and then forest

• sea shore and then forest

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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