Review Fossils

Why do we study fossils?

• To try to clone animals that have become extinct.

• To rebuild dinosaur bones to put in museums.

• To learn about organisms that lived long ago.

• To have a good excuse to dig in the dirt as a grown up.

A term used to describe any living thing. (Plants, animals, or bacteria)

• Bug

• Organism

• Mammal

• Dinosaur

What is a preserved remnant or impression of an organism?

• Foot print

• Bones

• Rock

• Fossil

What type of fossil is made by a "foot print" or a "stamp", but the actual organism has already decayed?

• Impression Fossil

• Plant Fossil

• Animal Fossil

• Rock Fossil

Where are the oldest fossils found?

• In a museum.

• Deep under ground.

• Closest to the Earth's surface.

• In a volcano.

Where are the youngest fossils found?

• Deep underground.

• In the ocean.

• Closest to the Earth's surface.

• In a museum.

How are fossils formed?

• When an animals dies, a scientist pours concrete over them.

• Silt, clay, or ash have covered and preserved the dead organism.

• The organism was smooshed between two rocks.

• The plant or animal is frozen.

What do we call scientists who study plants and animals of the past?

• Zoologist

• Paleontologist

• Botanist

• Veterinarian

What is the scientific term used to describe organisms that no longer exist on planet Earth?

• Endangered

• Extinct

• Dinosaurs

• Igloos