Vocabulary Quiz on Dinosaurs and Fossils

What is the definition of "bones" according to the vocabulary list?

• An animal that only eats plants

• The remains of a plant or animal that lived a very, very long time ago

• The hard parts inside many animals that help give their bodies shape

• A scientist who studies fossils

What does the term "carnivore" refer to?

• An animal that eats only other animals

• A type of animal that lived long ago and that shares traits with modern birds and reptiles

• Information that can be used to support or reject an idea

• To say or write an idea

What does "claim" mean in the context of the vocabulary list?

• To pay close attention to something

• All of the bones of an animal

• An animal that only eats plants

• To say or write an idea

According to the vocabulary, what is a "dinosaur"?

• A type of living thing that once lived on Earth but no longer exists

• A scientist who studies fossils

• The remains of a plant or animal that lived a very, very long time ago

• A type of animal that lived long ago and that shares traits with modern birds and reptiles

What is "evidence" as defined in the vocabulary list?

• An animal that eats only other animals

• Information that can be used to support or reject an idea

• The hard parts inside many animals that help give their bodies shape

• To say or write an idea

What does "extinct" mean?

• A type of animal that lived long ago and that shares traits with modern birds and reptiles

• A scientist who studies fossils

• A type of living thing that once lived on Earth but no longer exists

• An animal that only eats plants

Define "fossil" as per the vocabulary list.

• The hard parts inside many animals that help give their bodies shape

• The remains of a plant or animal that lived a very, very long time ago

• An animal that only eats plants

• To pay close attention to something

What is a "herbivore" according to the vocabulary provided?

• A scientist who studies fossils

• An animal that only eats plants

• The hard parts inside many animals that help give their bodies shape

• Information that can be used to support or reject an idea

What does it mean to "observe"?

• To say or write an idea

• To pay close attention to something

• All of the bones of an animal

• An animal that eats only other animals

Who is a "paleontologist" as defined in the vocabulary?

• A type of living thing that once lived on Earth but no longer exists

• A scientist who studies fossils

• An animal that only eats plants

• The hard parts inside many animals that help give their bodies shape