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Fossils & Extinction

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These teeth suggest this animal was a __________.

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

d)

foodivore

2.

Which of these is used by scientists to clean fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits?

a)

soap and water

b)

sponge

c)

washing machine

d)

asphalt liquefying solution

3.

Which of these is NOT a step in the fossilization process?

a)

animal buried in mud

b)

sediment build up

c)

bones left behind

d)

animal digs a cave into the rock

4.

How did this deeply buried fossil become exposed at the Earth's surface?

a)

it crawled through the rock

b)

erosion uncovered it

c)

dynamite blasted the rock away

d)

rock never formed here

5.

What did this animal most likely eat?

a)

plants

b)

fruit

c)

insects

d)

meat

6.

What provides scientific evidence of past life?

a)

history books

b)

timelines

c)

stories

d)

fossils

7.

Which of these types of fossils is a record of a living thing's activity?

a)

bones

b)

shells

c)

footprints

d)

teeth

8.

What do you call a scientist that studies fossils?

a)

Ecologist

b)

Paleontologist

c)

Zoologist

d)

Fossilologist

9.

True or False. All fossils come from dinosaurs.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

True or False: All fossils come from animals that are extinct.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE