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Fossils

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are fossils?

a)

the remains or traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago

b)

to make a mark by pressing against a surface

c)

any living thing

d)

a place that an organism lives

2.

What is a habitat?

a)

the remains or traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago

b)

to make a mark by pressing against a surface

c)

any living thing

d)

a place that an organism lives

3.

What does preserved mean?

a)

proof which shows that something exists or is true

b)

to make a mark by pressing against a surface.

c)

when there are no more of of a species alive

d)

kept safe and intact

4.

What does extinct mean?

a)

proof which shows that something exists or is true

b)

to make a mark by pressing against a surface.

c)

when there are no more of of a species alive

d)

kept safe and intact

5.

What is evidence?

a)

a place that an organism lives

b)

proof that something exists or is true

c)

scientists who study fossils

d)

any living thing

6.

What is a paleontologist?

a)

a place that an organism lives

b)

proof that something exists or is true

c)

a scientist who studies fossils

d)

any living thing

7.

What is an imprint?

a)

a mark made by pressing against a surface

b)

the remains or traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago

c)

a place that an organism lives

d)

any living thing

8.

What is an organism?

a)

a mark made by pressing against a surface

b)

the remains or traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago

c)

a place that an organism lives

d)

any living thing

9.

Which of these things would a paleontologist be looking for?

a)

Dinosaur bones

b)

New flower species

c)

Unique rainforest animals

d)

gemstones

10.

Is there any evidence to prove that wooly mammoths once lived on earth?

a)

Yes, there are fossils.

b)

No, there is no evidence of wooly mammoths.

11.

Which of these animals is extinct?

a)

polar bear

b)

bald eagle

c)

tyrannosaurus rex

d)

butterfly

12.

Which is NOT a way animals can be preserved?

a)

They can be frozen in ice.

b)

They can form an imprint.

c)

They can be cooked.

d)

They can be trapped in amber.

13.

In which of the following habitats would a cactus plant best survive?

a)

ocean habitat

b)

tropical jungle habitat

c)

desert habitat

d)

polar arctic habitat

14.

What can fossils help scientists learn about?

a)

extinct animals

b)

animals living today

c)

precious gemstones

d)

the planets in our solar system

15.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an imprint?

a)

a footprint

b)

a leaf pressed into clay

c)

a tooth fossil

d)

an animal skeleton pressed into mud which turns to rock

16.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an organism?

a)

a wolf

b)

a worm

c)

a rock

d)

a tree