Science Weekly Fossils

What is this fossil's environment?

• land

• soil

• ocean

• sky

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What is this fossil's environment?

• land

• soil

• ocean

• sky

What is this fossil's environment?

• land

• ocean

• soil

• sky

What is this fossil's environment?

• land

• soil

• ocean

• sky

This is a model of an animal that does not exist today. How do scientists know that this animal existed long ago?

• Fossil remains have been found

• Ancient people kept journals

• It is a best guess based on footprints

• There are old photographs

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6. Which structure provides evidence that this ant helped defend the nest?

• 0. large pincers (jaws)

• 0. long antennae
     

• 0. round abdomen (belly)

6. Study the image. This image is of an animal’s teeth. Why would scientists conclude that this animal is not a carnivore?

• 1. The teeth are too short.

• 2. The teeth are not sharp.

• 2. The teeth are not curved.

• 2. The teeth are close together.

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4. A crocodile is called a “living fossil”. That means it is a species that has not changed in millions of years. What do crocodiles tell scientists about environments long ago?

• 1. There were no desert environments.

• 1. They were very different from today.

• 1. Crocodiles changed from land to water animals.

• 1. Some of the same environments existed as today.

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4. Study the image. This fossil was found in a desert. What environment was the desert long ago?

• desert

• forest

• ocean

• tundra

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4. Study the image. This is a fossil of a tooth. The animal is most likely a ________.

• carnivore

• decomposer

• herbivore

• predator

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