Fossils Assessment 1/20

a person who studies fossils

• fossil

• amber

• paleontologist

• climate

• decay

a hard orange-yellow substance formed from tree sap

• fossil

• amber

• paleontologist

• climate

• decay

weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• fossil

• amber

• paleontologist

• climate

• decay

the preserved remains of plants and animals that lived long ago.

• fossil

• amber

• paleontologist

• climate

• decay

living things such as plants and animals

• fossil

• extinct

• organisms

• climate

• decay

to rot or decompose

• fossil

• extinct

• organisms

• climate

• decay

no longer alive

• fossil

• extinct

• organisms

• climate

• decay

When scientists found a fish fossil in the desert, they knew that long ago that piece of land was

• a desert

• a mountain

• a body of water

• a hill

in very cold climates, fossils can be preserved in

• ice

• sand

• wood

• fossils cannot be preserved in very cold climates

what does a sharp tooth fossil tell scientists about that animal?

• it probably only ate plants

• it probably ate other animals (meat)

• it probably drank water

• it was prey for other animals