Fossils Quiz

What are fossils?

• The preserved remains or traces of a living thing.

• A type of rock that forms from lava.

• A type of plant that grows in the desert.

• A type of cloud found in the sky.

What can fossils be made of?

• Only the hard parts of an organism.

• Only the soft parts of an organism.

• Both hard and soft parts of an organism.

• Only the bones of an organism.

What is amber?

• A type of rock

• Fossilized tree sap

• A kind of metal

• A type of plant

What should you remember about sediment?

• It is a type of animal

• It is a kind of plant

• It is related to fossils

• It is a type of weather

Why do scientists study fossils?

• To see how animals and plants from long ago were the same and different.

• To find new types of rocks.

• To learn about the weather.

• To discover new planets.

What are trilobites?

• A type of ancient plant.

• A group of animals with exoskeletons and three body segments.

• A kind of dinosaur.

• A modern-day insect.

Why are fossils important?

• They tell us about the future.

• They tell us about what life was like in the past.

• They tell us about space.

• They tell us about weather.

Who are paleontologists?

• Scientists who study stars.

• Scientists who study fossils.

• Scientists who study plants.

• Scientists who study weather.

What do fossils show about plants and animals?

• All plants and animals have changed a lot.

• Some plants and animals have changed a lot, others have hardly changed.

• No plants and animals have changed at all.

• All plants and animals have disappeared.

What did the first fish lack?

• Jaws

• Fins

• Scales

• Gills