Week 7 Prehistoric

Using complete sentences and your own words, explain how fossils are formed.

Why did scientist once believe that early humans were hunched over and nearly dragged their knuckles on the ground when they waked? What does this example teach us about drawing conclusions?

Flowering plants first appeared during which time period?

• Precambrian

• Jurassic

• Cretaceous

• Quaternary

How could you learn more about ancient life in a certain area?

• Look for animal bones in the area and study them.

• Look for fossils in the area and study them

• Make impressions of animal tracks in the area and study them

• Take photograph of plants and animals in the area and study them

By studying footprints, skin prints and feather print, many paleontologists now believe dinosaurs are most closely related to.

• Reptiles

• amphibians

• mammals

• birds

Which of the following did Mary Ann Mantell Discover in a pile of rocks?

• a dinosaur tooth

• an ancient human skeleton

• a wooly mammoth tusk

• a fossilized feather

Why do some scientists believe a giant meteor might have caused dinosaurs to become extinct?

• Ancient humans left a written record of the event

• There is evidence that a huge object hit the Earth about 65 million years ago.

• The giant meteor is still embedded in the Earth

• There is no other explanation for the disappearance of the dinosaurs

Which of the following is the best title for this web?

• Types of Ancient Humans

• Types of Ancient Birds

• Types of Dinosaur Teeth

• Types of Paleontologists

Which of the labels could be applied to dinosaurs that swallowed their food without chewing?

• grippers

• snippers

• stabbers

• grinders

Which Label applies to dinosaurs that ate only meat

• grippers

• snippers

• stabbers

• grinders