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WorksheetsFossil Knowledge
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 40mins
Describes a group of living things that is no longer living
fossil
extinct
The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago
fossil
extinct
Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?
Animals eat plants
Plants are smaller than animals
Plants have softer body parts than animals
There were more animals than plants
Which is an imprint fossil?
bone
cast
petrified wood
footprint
In which type of rock are the most fossils found?
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
volcanic rock
metamorphic rock
A fossil animal has a mouh full of sharp, pointed teeth. What can you infer about the animal?
The animal ate fruits and vegetables.
The animal is closely related to a shark.
The animal did not live on land.
The animal ate meat.
If scientists found the fossil of a fish in a desert area, what could they infer?
what fish are like today
that the fish lacked oxygen
what kind of animal ate the fish
that water once covered the area
How are an elephant and amammoth alike?
both are extinct
both have tusks
both have thinck and shaggy fur
both live in warm climates
Which type of fossil looks like the actual body part of a once living thing?
a cast
a trace
a mineral
a footprint
Which sentence is TRUE?
All once living organisms left behind fossils.
Some living things have not changed over millions of years.
Fossils show that saber tooth cats have not changed.
Fossils show that turtles have changed over time.
Which term describes hardened tree sap?
amber
cast
mold
bone
What must happen first in order for a fossil to form?
A plant or animal is covered by sediment.
Sediments fill a mold and form a cast.
A plant or animal is eaten.
Sediments are pressed together and harden.
Why don't we know what many ancient plants looked like?
They rotted away.
Animals ate them all.
Minerals destroyed them.
They were trapped in tar.
Which animal that we studied is now extinct?
camel
elephant
saber-toothed cat
rhinoceros
What replaces the wood of a once living tree to form petrified wood?
amber
cast
mold
minerals
If people are not responsible with animal habitats and natural enviroments, many animals may become
fossils
extinct
If a plant (fern) and fish die on the same day, the fish is more likely to become a fossil. Why?
The fish has more hard parts.
The plant has more hard parts.
The fish will eat the plant.
Plants do not die.
If a student found a fossilized jawbone, what will he NOT be able to infer from the find?
The size of the dinosaur.
What the dinosaur ate.
The color of the dinosaur.
Fossil remains of a wooly mammoth have been discoverd
preserved in ice
trapped in amber
in volcanic rock
The word dinosaur means?
giant reptile
terrible lizard
T-rex
big aligator
