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Fossils

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   are remains or traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago.

2.

Fossils help scientist understand what life was like _______ of years ago.

a)

Ten

b)

Hundreds

c)

Thousands

d)

Millions

3.

____ means they no longer are found alive anywhere on earth today.

a)

Alive

b)

Present

c)

Extinct

d)

Endangered

4.

Can plants be fossilized?

a)

No

b)

Yes

5.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Some extinctions were caused by sudden changes in an organism's habitat such as...

a)

Floods

b)

Wildfires

c)

Natural events

6.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. What are some other reasons why organisms have gone extinct?

a)

Hunting

b)

Habitat Loss

c)

Pollution

7.

Mt. (a)   was once at the bottom of the sea because scientists found fossils of the ocean animals there.

8.

If an animal or fossil had long pointed teeth, then it is a _______.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

9.

If an animal or fossil have flat smooth teeth then it is a ______.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

10.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Fossils can be ….

a)

Bones

b)

Teeth

c)

Shells

d)

Leaves

11.

Fossils can be footprints or animal droppings.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Fossils are formed when the sediment over the dead organism hardens into rock.

a)

False

b)

True

13.

Many fossils have been discovered at the La Brea Tar Pits in ____, _______.

a)

Walterboro, South Carolina

b)

Miami, Florida

c)

Los Angeles, California

d)

New York, New York

14.

SELECT MORE THAN ONE ANSWER. Fossils have been found in these places.

a)

North America

b)

China

c)

Spain

d)

Argentina

15.

So many fossils have been found in ___ that each state has its own designated fossil.

a)

England

b)

Russia

c)

USA

d)

Brazil

16.

Paleontologist and dentist use the same type of tools.

a)

False

b)

True