Fossils

What is a fossil?

• Fossils are dinosaur bones

• Fossils are impressions, or remains, of things that were once alive

• Fossils are only from plants

• Fossils are only from animals

Scientist that study fossils and excavate them are ___________.

• Entomologist

• Geologist

• Scientist

• Palaeontologist

Imprints or ___________ fossils are the less common type.

• Body fossils

• Trace fossils

• Sediment fossils

• Decay fossils

Bones have spaces between them called ________.

• Flesh

• Skin

• Pores

• Veins

Why fossils do not contain any animal flesh or tissue?

• It has disappeared

• It has decayed

• It has becoming smelly

• It has been removed

Imprints show the __________of the plant or animal.

• Outer shape

• Outer color

• Inner shape

• Inner colour

Which of the following best describes characteristics of Palaeontologist?

• Careful

• Clumsy

• Tough

• Brave

Fossils of animal faeces are ________.

• Skeleton fossil

• Imprint fossil

• Coprolites

• Scales

Which statement is incorrect?

• Fossils are more than 100 million years old

• Fossils can only be found in Asia

• A person that studies fossils is a palaeontologist

• Imprint fossils are the less common type of fossils

Soft tissues of animals will decay but ______ will take longer.

• Veins

• Bones

• Skin

• Flesh