What Are Fossils?

Joanie bought home several different seashells from the beach. Which one is a fossil?

• A clam that died on the way home

• A rock with an imprint of a seashell

• A clump of seashells stuck together

• Two seashells halves that fit together

Which extinct organism is most closely related to today's sharks?

• ammonite

• trilobite

• megladon

• mammoth

What is the most likely reason the saber-toothed cat became extinct?

• Too cold

• Hunting

• Food became extinct

• Home became ocean

What is a scientist who studies fossils called?

• biologist

• botantist

• palentologist

• physicist

Fish live in many different environments such as lakes, ponds, and oceans. Which is one feature in fish that has changed greatly over time?

• scales

• bones

• eyes

• jaws

What are the hardened remains of living things that died long ago?

• Extinct

• Fossils
• Metamorphic rock
• Minerals

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True or false: All once-living organisms left behind fossils.

• True.
• False.

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Fossils give clues about the past.

• True
• False

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Which of these is NOT a fossil?

• footprints left by an animal thousands of years ago.
• a leaf print from thousands of years ago.
• a picture of an animal from long ago.
• the remains of a dinosaur that have turned to stone.

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In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• rocky

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