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The body of the frozen mammoth will decay.
True
False
When the resin oozes down a tree, it will trap insects and small plants to form ......................
Fossil in rock
Amber fossil
fossil in ice
……………… is a remain or a trace of a living thing that lived very long ago.
Ice
Extinct
Fossil
Most fossils are formed from the …………parts of living things.
footprints
soft
hard
Animal burrows, nests, and eggshells can become ………. fossils.
trace
mold
sap
ice
Most of the animals trapped in the tar were ………….
animal eater
plant eater
seed eater
flower eater
Mammoth fossils formed when they became trapped in ……………….
ice
tar
sap
rock
All organisms can form fossils.
True
False
The body or the trace of an organism must be quickly buried by mud or sand to form a fossil.
True
False
Minerals enter the mold and hardened over many years to form an amber fossil.
True
False
Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.
fossil
extinct
endangered
dinosaur
The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.
fossil
extinct
endangered
minerals
Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?
Animals are smaller than plants.
Plants have harder bodies than animals.
Plans have softer bodies than animals.
Animals eat plants.
Which type of fossil would look just like the body part of a once-living thing?
mineral
footprint
cast
petrified wood
Which is an imprint fossil?
bone
a cast
an animal track
amber fossil
Which type of rock are most fossils found?
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
fossils
An animal has sharp, pointy teeth, what can we infer about this animal?
The animal lived in the water
The animal lived near the beach.
The animal is a carnivore.
The animal only ate plants.
If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?
An animal ate the fish.
The water covered the area long ago.
Today's fish looks the same
The fish is endangered.
How are an elephant and a mammoth alike?
They are both endangered.
They are both extinct.
They both have tusks.
They both live in a warm climate.
What statement is true about fossils?
All living organisms leave behind fossils.
Fossils show that camels never change.
Some living things have not really changed in millions of years.
Plant fossils have never changed.
What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?
A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.
A plant or animal must die and decompose.
Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.
An earthquake shifts the land up.
Which of these animals is extinct?
Camel
Rhino
Red Panda
Saber-toothed cat
What replaces the wood of a once-living thing to form petrified wood?
amber
cast
mold
minerals
Why are there a lot of fern fossils?
Ferns are hard like bones.
Ferns have changed little over time.
Ferns were larger than all plants.
Most animals ate ferns.
How can you make a mold of an ancient seashell?
Press the seashell in model clay.
Draw the seashell
Press the seashell in model clay to make a mold then fill it in.
Trace the seashell
This type of fossil is tree sap hardened and replaced by minerals.
Petrified wood
Imprint
Amber
Mold
Turtles look much like they did millions of years ago. What can we infer about turtle fossils?
They did not change over time.
The turtle survived the ice age.
Turtles went extinct.
Turtles were never endangered.
What can we infer about animals with dull teeth?
They ate other animals.
They ate only plants.
They ate nothing.
They only ate fish.
Scientists can study fossils to learn about
the ___________.
past
present
future
none of the above
What most likely made this fossil?
Plant
Animal
Footprint
Bone
What most likely made this fossil?
Plant
Animal
Footprint
Bone
A fossil of a fish is found on top of a
mountain. You can argue that the area
was once
underwater
a desert
much colder
much warmer
Over millions of years, trees may become fossilized when they turn into_____
paper
soil
rock
water
The body parts of this fossil tell you that this animal _________.
Flew
Hopped
Swam
Crawled
What is the correct listing of steps for a fossil?
1) Pressure created a rock.
2) Plant or animal is buried.
3) Plant or animal is left alone for years.
4) Plant or animal dies.
1) Plant or animal dies.
2) Plant or animal is left alone for years.
3) Pressure created a rock.
4) Plant or animal is buried.
1) Plant or animal dies.
2) Plant or animal is left alone for years.
3) Plant or animal is buried.
4) Pressure created a rock.
1) Plant or animal dies.
2) Plant or animal is buried.
3) Plant or animal is left alone for years.
4) Pressure created a rock.
Scientists discovered the fossilized remains of an unidentified animal. They can tell from its remains that it had gills and fins, but no legs. What conclusion about the animal can they draw from the evidence?
It was a land mammal.
It lived in the water all the time.
It had legs that did not fossilize.
It lived in the water and on land.
How did scientists first learn about dinosaurs?
by studying their fossils
by reading about them
by watching movies
by looking at pictures
What must happen to an organism's body for it to become a fossil?
It must remain above ground.
It must dry out in the sunlight.
It must be buried right after death.
It must be eaten by other animals.
Where are most fossils formed?
near volcanoes, because the high heat of the lava helps to form fossils
in glaciers, because fossils are created when an organism is frozen quickly
in sedimentary rock, because being buried in sediment helps to form fossils
near earthquakes, because the shaking ground traps organisms to create fossils
Which type of scientist studies life that existed
long ago, mostly by studying fossils?
biologist
zoologist
botanist
paleontologist
The picture shows a tooth fossil of the extinct
Megalodon shark next to teeth from a great white
shark, which is still found today.
Which of the following best explains the
difference in the size of the teeth?
Sharks were once larger than the sharks that are living today.
The fossilized tooth was filled with water, which made it grow in size.
Sharks alive today do not live long enough to grow very large teeth..
The fossilized tooth had extra sediment around it, which became a part of it
Which feature helps the most to identify the organism as a plant?
size
color
smell
shape
Which property of the leaf can be learned from
the fossil?
the size of the leaf
the color of the leaf
how fast the leaf grew
which animals ate the leaf
What is the best explanation for the location of the fossil?
This kind of fish was often eaten by land animals.
This kind of fish had once lived on land.
The area used to be filled with water.
The area used to be very cold.
The organism represented in this fossil
fed mostly on fish and algae.
moved by using many tiny legs.
lived in an environment that required a hard shell for protection.
had an internal skeleton that was used to maintain the organism's shape.
What does petrified mean?
turned to stone
turned to fire
decompose
turned to ashes
What happens to insects when they become trapped in amber?
they form molds
they are preserved (they stay the same)
they decay
they form casts
Which statement BEST describes how the fossil bones of a dinosaur are formed?
The dinosaur stepped in wet mud.
The dinosaur was covered in sediment.
The dinosaur became trapped in amber.
The dinosaur was frozen in ice.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?
an insect stuck in amber
a petrified dinosaur bone
a seashell found on the beach
a footprint captured in mud
A paleontologist finds a fossil of a fish on top of a mountain. She can infer that the area was once ___________________________.
much cooler
underwater
much warmer
a desert
Long ago, small organisms became trapped in sticky tree sap that hardened. What is the hardened sap called?
a cast
an imprint
a mold
amber
The preserved remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago are called ____________.
soil
fossils
rocks
humus
Extinct
Which of these can you learn from a fossil? CHOOSE 3.
The size of the animal
What the animal ate
The color of the animal
Where the animal lived
Paleontologists look at the ______ of an animal to determine it's eating habits.
arms
bones
teeth
eyes
Making imprints of objects in clay is most useful for learning about _____________________.
weathering
fossils
renewable resources
the rock cycle
You find a dinosaur footprint in a rock near your house. What is the BEST conclusion you can draw from this footprint about what happened many years ago?
dinosaurs changed and adapted over time
a meteor hit where you live
dinosaurs once loved where you live
dinosaurs were reptiles
What happens to MOST dead plants and animals?
sediment buries them
they become fossils
they quickly rot or get eaten
they turn into water
What can scientists most easily tell from a set of footprints that have become fossils?
what the animal ate
how many babies the animal had
what kind of enemies the animal had
how the animal moved
What needs to happen for a bone to become a fossil?
it must be buried
it must rot
it must be eaten
it must be crushed
A scientist finds shell fossils in a rock in the desert. What conclusion can the scientist make?
Millions of years ago, the desert was an ocean.
Millions of years ago, the desert was covered by ice.
Millions of years ago, the desert was a rainforest.
Millions of years ago, the desert was the top of a mountain.
Scientists know that dinosaurs actually lived because ____________________________.
people who have seen them told the scientists
they have seen the dinosaurs
they have found fossils of dinosaurs
some animals alive today look like dinosaurs
What can scientists learn about a particular dinosaur from studying its fossilized teeth?
how big it was
what its skin looked like
what kind of food it ate
how fast it would run
Fossils can be found in:
hardened tree sap
sedimentary rock
they can be petrified
all of the above
Two fossils are found in a cold mountain region. One is a fish fossil and the other is a palm tree fossil. What can you infer about the environment in which these organisms lived?
A warm ocean environment because fish are found in areas with water and palm trees are found in warm ocean environments.
A cold mountain region because an environment cannot change its type of environment over time.
A warm mountain region because since there are palm trees, the area needs to be warm.
A hot desert because palm trees are found in hot areas.
A third grader is tasked to create a model to show how a fossil is formed. What needs to happen first and why?
The first step is that an animal dies because once any living thing dies, it will always start the fossilization process
The first step is that an animal dies because once a living thing dies, it has the possibility of becoming a fossil.
The first step is that the animal is buried by sediment because if it is buried by sediment, it will then die to become a fossil.
The first step is that bone is slowly replaced with minerals because if they are replaced by minerals, then once it dies, it starts to fossilize.
A group of friends were hiking to the top of a mountain. When they got to the top of the mountain, they discovered several fossils of animals like the one pictured above.
What clues does the fossil give you about how the animal moved and what type of habitat it lived in?
This animal lived at the bottom of the mountain since it was discovered at the mountain, but the mountain rose in height over time
This animal lived at the top of a mountain since that is the location it was discovered
This animal lived in a water environment such as a lake or ocean since it has bones.
This animal lived in a water environment since it has dorsal fins.
Greg puts a shell into some clay and pulls it out. He made something that looks like ______.
a glacier
a fossil
a plant
coal
Which would be the best way to make a model of a fossil?
make a handprint and fill it with clay
press your hand into snow and take a picture of it
make a handprint and fill it with water
trace your hand with chalk on the sidewalk
Scientist cannot tell an animal's ____________ when studying fossils.
size
diet
color
weight
What are we NOT able to tell about a dinosaur from a fossil?
the size of the dinosaur
how the dinosaur behaved
what the dinosaur ate
what species of dinosaur it was
Which animal part would form a fossil?
fur
lung
bone
muscle
How can an organism become a fossil?
it can be left in the hot sun
it can be covered with sand
it can be trapped in tree resin
it can decompose quickly
Why do hard parts of an animal help fossils to form?
they are easily eaten
they don't last very long
the are easily broken
they are less likely to be eaten or broken
What could a scientist learn by studying this fossil?
it ate other animals
it had a deep growl
it was a green color
it died from not eating
Which of the following do fossils NOT help us better understand?
helps understand the future
teaches us about animals of the past
teaches us about plants of the past
teaches us how Earth has changed over time
When something is _____________________ it no longer
exists.
extinct
preserved
endangered
rotting
Which is NOT a reason scientists study fossils?
They tell us how long a species existed on Earth.
To learn how organisms are related to each other.
How organisms communicated with each other.
Fossils tell scientists the types of environments that organisms lived in.
Which would be an example of a fossil?
Sedimentary Rock
Dinosaur Footprint
Oyster Pearl
Rotting Log
Which type of fossil is created when an organism gets trapped in tree resin?
Trace
Mold/Imprint
Amber
Cast
Which of the following is NOT one of the three layers of soil?
topsoil
undersoil
subsoil
humus
Rocks are made from...
Plants
Minerals
Animals
People
Why do scientists wet fossils?
Brings out details
Makes them slippery
Gets germs off
Helps them to grow
Soil is made of...
Non living things
Living Things and sand
Living and non living things
Layers, no more than three
There are __________ types of fossils.
2
3
1
4
Which type of fossil is it?
Animal Fossil
Trace Fossil
Plant Fossil
Which type of fossil is it?
Animal Fossil
Trace Fossil
Plant Fossil
Which type of fossil is it?
Animal Fossil
Trace Fossil
Plant Fossil
A paleontologist is __________.
a kind of tree sap
a tool used to dig for fossils
an animal that only eats plants
a scientist who studies fossils.
Look at the diagram.
Which fossil is the youngest?
A
B
C
D
Look at the diagram.
Which fossil is the oldest?
A
B
C
D
What is sediment?
A scientist who studies about fossils.
The harden part of an animal that died long time ago.
Different kinds of soil, rock, sand and clay that was built on fossils.
Why do scientists learn about fossils?
To learn about the environment and climate change in the future.
To learn about the environment and climate change in the present.
To learn about the environment and climate change in the past.
Exist
Died many years ago.
Everything we see that is here now.
Old bones of animals.
Everything around us, like plants, animals, weather...
remains
fossil
environment
Which of these animals are EXTINCT?
Where are the oldest fossils found?
top layers of Earth
Middle layers
Deepest layers of Earth
Which of the following is NOT a fossil?
an imprint of a fern leaf
the remains of a wooly mammoth
an imprint of a seashell in the side of a mountain
the snake skin found by the river
What is the most common fossil found?
water
skin
plant
animal
A scientist wants to learn more about the history of an area. Which of these fossils could mean that water once covered the area?
fossil of a fern leaf
fossil of a butterfly
fossil of a footprint
fossil of a shell
What is the third step in the fossilization process?
Earth's surface moves and cracks. Then people are able to see the fossil.
The hard parts are buried under layers of dirt and sand.
The animal dies. The skin and other soft parts rot away.
The bones turn into rock. This can take millions of years.
You know that any dinosaur parts found by scientists are fossils because
dinosaurs are extinct
dinosaurs look different from animals today
they are found in sedimentary rock
dinosaurs are bigger than animals today
Which BEST describes why a scientist might study a fossil of a plant that no longer exists?
to see if it can be removed from the fossil and grown today
to see if it contains useful minerals
to see how it is related to plants that are alive today
to see what animal once ate it
Which parts of a mammal are MOST LIKELY to be found as a fossil?
bones and teeth
eyes and ears
skin and fur
muscles
What is the second step in the fossilization process?
Earth's surface moves and cracks. Then people are able to see the fossil.
The hard parts are buried under layers of dirt and sand.
The animal dies. The skin and other soft parts rot away.
The bones turn into rock. This can take millions of years.
What is the fourth step in the fossilization process?
Earth's surface moves and cracks. Then people are able to see the fossil.
The hard parts are buried under layers of dirt and sand.
The animal dies. The skin and other soft parts rot away.
The bones turn into rock. This can take millions of years.
Is a trace of the remains of a living thing that died log ago
Fossils
Extinction
Scientists
Are the actual remains of an organism trapped in earth’s materials
Trace fossils
Preserved remains
Cast
Mold
Extinction is when there is more of an organism’s kind left on Earth
True
False
Fossils found deeper layers are usually older
True
False
What type of fossils provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms?
molds and casts
petrified fossils
trace fossils
carbon films
Which of the following substances is not able to preserve entire organisms?
sticky tar
water
amber
ice
Which of the following substances is not able to preserve entire organisms?
sticky tar
water
amber
ice
Scientist study the ____________________ to learn about the history of life, past environments on Earth, and how different groups of organisms have changed over time.
fossil record
animal record
historical record
Earth record
Where can the oldest layer be found?
The top layer
The middle layer
They are all the same age
The bottom layer
Which would be an example of a fossil?
Sedimentary Rock
Dinosaur Footprint
Oyster Pearl
Rotting Log
Which type of fossil is created when an organism gets trapped in tree resin?
Trace
Mold/Imprint
Amber
Cast
………….. is a footprint, burrow, or other mark left by a living thing.
A fossil
A trace
Softparts
Most fossils form from the soft parts of living things.
True
False
A fossil can be small only.
True
False
The hard parts of living things that may form fossils are .........
skin,fur
hair, eyes
bones, teeth, shells
Which fossils are least common?
plant
animal
Which is something you could NOT learn from a fossil?
the size of the plant/animal
what the animal ate
what color the plant/animal was
where the plant/animal lived
Which of these are things scientists can learn from fossils? Select all that apply.
what the animal ate
why the plant or animal died
what plants and animals lived together
what color the plant/animal was
how long ago the plant or animal lived
Which statement BEST describes how a dinosaur fossil is formed?
The dinosaur was frozen in ice.
The dinosaurs lived in groups.
The dinosaur ate plants.
The dinosaur was covered in sediment.
What animal lived on Earth millions of years ago, but no longer does?
fish
dinosaur
bird
frog
What does extinct mean?
No longer present.
To go swimming.
To go fishing.
No longer living
What are 3 clues that fossils give about extinct animals?
How they once looked, ate, and smelled.
How they once looked, ate, and swam.
How they once looked, ate, and moved.
How they once looked, ate, and danced.
What are 3 things a fossil could be?
footprint, imprint, bones turned to rock.
footprint, imprint, bones turned to dust.
fingers, imprint, bones turned to rock.
footprint, imprint, bones turned to a pile.
A fossil is not useful to us.
True
False
A dinosaur lived millions of years ago.
true
false
A fern cannot have a fossil imprint because it’s not an animal.
true
false
