Understanding Fossils and Extinct Animals

What is a fossil?

• A living animal

• A type of rock

• The remains or traces of prehistoric life

• A type of plant.

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An extinct animal is one that is ______.

• Still living

• No longer found on earth today

• Found in zoos

• A type of fossil

Fossils provide evidence about ______.

• Future life

• Past life and their environment

• Space

• Weather patterns.

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Which of the following is true about fossils?

• They are always found in water

• They are the remains or traces of prehistoric life

• They are a type of modern animal

• They are used to predict the future.

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Fossils help us understand ______.

• The future

• Past life and their environment

• Modern technology

• Space travel

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An animal that is no longer found on earth today is called ______.

• Alive

• Extinct

• Fossilized

• Modern

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What do fossils tell us about?

• The weather

• Past life and their environment

• Future technology

• Space exploration

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A fossil is the ______ of prehistoric life.

• Future

• Remains or traces

• Modern version

• Weather pattern

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Extinct animals are ______.

• Still living

• No longer found on earth today

• Found in every zoo

• A type of plant

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Fossils are important because they provide evidence about ______.

• The future

• Past life and their environment

• Modern animals

• Space travel

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