Garmon Fossils Review

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

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• dinosaur

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The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• minerals

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Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?

• Animals are smaller than plants.

• Plants have harder bodies than animals.

• Plans have softer bodies than animals.

• Animals eat plants.

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Which type of fossil would look just like the body part of a once-living thing?

• mineral

• footprint

• cast

• petrified wood

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Which is an imprint fossil?

• bone

• a cast

• an animal track

• amber fossil

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An animal has sharp, pointy teeth, what can we infer about this animal?

• The animal lived in the water

• The animal lived near the beach.

• The animal is a carnivore.

• The animal only ate plants.

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If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

• An animal ate the fish.

• The water covered the area long ago.

• Today's fish looks the same

• The fish is endangered.

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What statement is true about fossils?

• All living organisms leave behind fossils.

• Fossils show that camels never change.

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

• Plant fossils have never changed.

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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.

• Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.

• An earthquake shifts the land up.

Which of these animals is extinct?

• Camel

• Rhino

• Red Panda

• Saber-toothed cat

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