FOSSILS GRADE 3

 

What is a fossil ?

• something dead

• something living

• remains of a plant or animal that was once living

Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.

• extinct

• dinosaur

• fossil

 

How are an elephant and a mammoth alike?

• They are both endangered

• They are both extinct

• They both have tusks.

What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?

• A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.

• A plant or animal must die and decompose.

• An earthquake shifts the land up.

 

A ______________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.

• chemist

• paleontologist

• biologist