Fossils: Study Jams Quizizz

What are scientists who study fossils called?

• preemptives

• paleontologists

• pterodactyls

• preservationists

Which parts of animals are often preserved in sedimentary rock?

• teeth, bones, and shells

• amber, eyes, and skin

• hair, blood, and teeth

• bones, skin, and hair

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Fossils

Which of these is most like cast and mold fossils?

• burying your friend in the sand

• watering flowers in your backyard

• building a statue out of wet clay

• pressing your hands into wet cement

What is one thing stone fossils can show scientists about plants and animals?

• which city’s museum the fossils will end up being displayed in

• how high or low their body temperature usually was

• how much or how little organisms have adapted over the years

• what color the flowers and fur were on ancient plants and dinosaurs

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What are some whole, fossilized animals preserved in?

• wind, water, and fire

• sap, snow and ice

• water, ice and gas

• stone, water and fire

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What makes a fossil?

• sap that comes out of deciduous trees

• plants that grow over five feet tall

• an organism that dies and doesn't quickly decay

• an organism that lives for more than four years

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What are fossils that show evidence of animal activity, such as tracks and footprints?

• trail fossils

• tray fossils

• trace fossils

• tracheid fossils