Fossils and Environments Quiz

Fossils are often found in which type of rocks?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

By studying fossils, scientists can understand more about what?

• Organisms and their environments

• How to create fossils

What can scientists predict by studying fossils, their environmental ______, and the climate of that time?

• Traces

• Disasters

Which environment is always filled with water and is covered with trees and plants, and many animals such as snakes, alligators, and fish? (a)  

• Swamps
• Saltwater

Deserts are very dry and often sandy environments. Animals and plants living there must be able to (a)   .

• Survive long periods of time withou
• Fly

The fern fossil most likely originated from (a)   environment.

• Forest
• Mountain

What can be inferred about the lizard from its fossil? (a)  

• It lived in the water.
• It had bones.

The fish fossil suggests that the fish had:

• Fur.

• Fins.

What type of environment did the turtle most likely live in?

• Mountain

• Ocean

What does the mammoth fossil suggest about the mammoth's tusks?

• They may have been used for defense and digging.

• They were used for swimming.