Fossils Pulse Check

A large leaf fossil was found in the desert. What type of environment do you think the leaf fossil is from?

• A cold environment

• An ocean environment

• A swamp environment

• A grassland environment

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Mammoth fossils have been found in Texas. The fossils show that they had thick fur and small ears and tails. What type of environment did the mammoths probably live in?

• A tundra environment

• An ocean environment

• A swamp environment

• A grassland environment

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Based on the fossils, they had spiral shells and were able to swim. This evidence suggests that Hood County was what type of environment at one point?

• A tundra environment

• An ocean environment

• A swamp environment

• A grassland environment

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What type of environment is indicated by the fossil?

• Land Fossil

• Marine Fossil

What type of environment is indicated by the fossil?

• Marine Fossil

• Land Fossil

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What do fossils tell scientists about the past? Select two correct answers.

• The types of organisms that lived in the past

• How many organisms lived in an area

• What the organisms were doing when they died

• Whether an organism was old

• The types of environments that organisms lived in.

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