Fossil review

Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?

• Animals eat plants

• Plants are smaller than animals.

• Plants have softer bodies than animals.

• There were more ancient plants than ancient plants.

What type of fossil would look just like an actual body part of a once living thing?

• cast

• trace

• mineral

• footprint

Which is an imprint fossil?

• bone

• cast

• petrified wood

• animal track

In which type of rock are most fossils found?

• ingneous

• sedimentary

• volcanic

• metamorphic

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A fossil animal has a mouth full of sharp, pointed teeth. What can you infer about the animal?

• The animal ate fruits and vegetables.

• The animal is closely related to a shark.

• The animal did not live on land.

• The animal ate meat.

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If a scientist found a fossil of a fish, they could conclude...

• what fish are like today

• that this fish lacked oxygen

• what kind of animal ate this fish

• that water once covered the area

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How are an elephant and mammoth alike?

• Both are extinct

• Both have tusks

• Both have thick, shaggy hair.

• Both live in a warm climate.

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Which sentence is true?

• All once living organisms leave behind fossils.

• Some living things have not changed in millions of years.

• Fossils show that camels have not changed.

• Fossils show that the coelacanth fish has changed.

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Which of these must happen first for a fossils to form?

• A plant or animal is covered in sediment.

• Sediments fill a mold and form a cast.

• A plant or animal is eaten

• Sediments are pressed together and harden.