S.T.E.M. Lab

Which question can paleontologists most likely answer from studying the fossil of the dinosaur? (5.7A)

• What was the pattern on the skin of the dinosaur?

• What was the type of food the dinosaur ate?

• How fast was the heart of the dinosaur beating?

• How many eggs were in the nest of the dinosaur?

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Which question can the scientist most likely answer by examining this fossil? (5.7A)

• What was the average monthly rainfall in the area?

• How much water was absorbed by the roots of the plant?

• How much oxygen was in the atmosphere surrounding the plant?

• What was the environment like in the area when the plant was alive?

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Most fossils are found in - (5.7A)

• frozen rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

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What is a fossil? (5.7A)

• The preserved remains of a dead plant or animal found in a rock

• Fuels that formed from the decayed remains of plants and animals

• A solid natural material that has a crystal form and its own set of properties

• A resource that can replace itself in a relatively short period of time

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Plant fossils that we find today began forming millions of years ago. What allowed the process to begin? (5.7A)

• Consumers ate all of the plants.

• Rainfall eroded huge mountains.

• Dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

• Plants grew, died, and decayed.

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By examining fossils, scientists think that- (5.7A)

• plants have changed over time, but animals have not

• animals have changed over time, but plants have not

• many changes have occurred to plants and animals

• it is not possible to determine the past from fossils

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Why do scientists study fossils? (5.7A)

• To find out what past climates were like

• To figure out how plants and animals have changed

• To learn how the Solar System formed

• All of the above answer choices

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Dr. Villalta, a famous paleontologist, discovered a trace fossil in the river banks of Minnesota. The tracks in the picture are fossils of footsteps made by a dinosaur. By studying these tracks, scientists can conclude that the dinosaur- (5.7A)

• could not fly

• could not swim

• walked using one leg

• walked using two legs

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Mr. Sinchez discovered a fossil of a fish shown on the picture in a sedimentary rock. He dates the fish to be 300 million years old. What conclusion can he draw? (5.7B)

• Three hundred million years ago, fish were able to live on land.

• Three hundred million years ago, the land where the fossil was found was once under water.

• Three hundred million years ago, someone buried the fish in rock.

• The rock was originally igneous rock.

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Ashley wants to make something that looks like a fossil. Which should she do? (5.7A)

• Wrap a leaf around a rock and freeze it.

• Cover a seed with soil and water it.

• Push a shell into clay and pull it out.

• Mix sand with clay and let it dry.