#2 Fossils Quizizz

1. ____________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.

• fossils

• paleontologist

• preserved

• extinct

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A _____________________ is the remains or evidence of an ancient organism.

• paleontologist

• preserved

• fossil

• extinct

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3. When something is _____________________ it no longer exists.

• paleontologist

• preserved

• fossil

• extinct

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4. Something _____________________ has been kept from harm or change.

• paleontologist

• preserved

• fossil

• extinct

5. Why is it important to study fossils?

• Fossils are evidence of organisms that lived long ago.

• Fossils are fortune tellers.

• Fossils are fun to study.

• Fossils are found everywhere in the world.

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1. Why are the soft parts of a shark’s body not preserved in a fossil?

• They are squeezed out when the shark is buried.

• They are not made of mineral or rock.

• They cannot be changed to rock.

• They rot before fossilization can occur.

Which Rock type would be best to find fossils?

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

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Extinction → Loss of an entire type of organism

• True

• False

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Which of the following could form a fossil?

• Bone

• Shells

• Seeds

• All of above

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In layers of sedimentary rock, the _________ layer is usually at the bottom. Each higher layer is _________ than the layers below it.

• oldest, younger

• youngest, older

• youngest, younger

• oldest, older

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