Fossils Review

What is a fossil?

• • A fossil is the remains or impression of prehistoric life (that includes plants and animals).

• A type of food

• A liquid

• A mountain

How do fossils form?

• Really fast

• Magic

• When plants and animals die, they usually leave nothing behind. However, sometimes those living things die in a watery environment and they become buried in the mud.

• They don't

What does it mean if something is extinct?

• A plant or animal that is extinct is still living.

• • A plant or animal that is extinct could once be found living on Earth but is now gone.

  
  

• A plant or animal is born.

What is a paleontologist?

• A scientist who studies animals.

• A scientist who studies the planets.

• A scientist who studies water.

• • A scientist who studies fossils.