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GIU quiz G5 Fossil

Total questions: 167

Worksheet time: 2hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement is true about the fossil record?
a)
It is a record of all living things
b)
It shows how our climate has remained the same over time
c)
It provides evidence for history of life on Earth
d)
It does not support the theory of evolution
2.
An organism that no longer exists on Earth is called
a)
Decayed
b)
Evolved
c)
Extinct
d)
Preserved
3.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
Mold
b)
Cast
c)
Preserved remains
d)
Trace fossil
4.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
Trace fossil
b)
Mold
c)
Cast
d)
Carbon film
5.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
Mold 
b)
Cast
c)
Preserved remains
d)
Petrified
6.
What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?
a)
B, C, D, E, A
b)
A, B, C, D, E
c)
E, D, C, B, A
d)
B, C, D, A, E
7.
What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?
a)
F, E, C, B, A, D
b)
A, B, C, D, E, F
c)
F, E, D, C, B, A
d)
D, F, E, C, B, A
8.
Fossils are usually found in 
a)
igneous rock
b)
extrusions
c)
intrusions
d)
sedimentary rock
9.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?
a)
a petrified dinosaur bone
b)
a footprint captured in mud
c)
a seashell found on the beach
d)
an insect stuck in amber
10.
Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?
a)
The size of the animal
b)
What the animal ate
c)
The color of the animal
d)
Where the animal lived
11.
In order for a fossil to form, which of the following events must happen FIRST?
a)
Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.
b)
Sediment covers the bone.
c)
An animal dies.
d)
The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.
12.
Why don't we know what many ancient plants looked like? 
a)
They had too many soft parts.
b)
They were all eaten by dinosaurs.
c)
There weren't ancient plants.
d)
They had too many hard parts.
13.
Where can the oldest layer be found?
a)
The top layer
b)
The middle layer
c)
They are all the same age
d)
The bottom layer
14.
How are fossils created?
a)
Traces of organisms get turned into stone.
b)
Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.
c)
Animals get trapped.
d)
All of the above
15.
Which fossil layer is the youngest? 
a)
A. Layer A
b)
B. Layer B
c)
C. Layer C
d)
D. Layer D
16.
The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?
a)
The absolute age of rock layers
b)
The age of fossils
c)
The relative age of rock layers
d)
the super powers of rocks
17.
Look at the diagram, what layer did animal E first show up in?         
a)
Layers #4
b)
Layers #5
c)
Layers #6
d)
Layers #7
18.
Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
C
19.
What is hardened tree sap called?
a)
coprolites
b)
index fossils
c)
gastroliths
d)
amber
20.
Which layer formed first?
a)
Rock Layer W
b)
Rock Layer X
c)
Rock Layer Y
d)
Rock Layer Z
21.

Which type of fossil is is a dinosaur footprint?

a)

Fossil record

b)

Trace fossil

c)

Mold fossil

d)

Cast fossil

22.

What is dissolved into mud that turns an organism's remains into rock?

a)

Minerals

b)

Vitamins

c)

Bacteria

d)

Water

23.

What condition makes the body of an animal more likely to become fossilized?

a)

It is left on the surface of the Earth.

b)

It does not contain bones or other hard body parts.

c)

It is a large organism.

d)

It is buried deep under the ground.

24.

Which type of fossil is shown in the picture?

a)

Body Fossil

b)

Trace Fossil

c)

Mold Fossil

d)

Cast Fossil

25.

How long does it take for a fossil to form?

a)

Less than a year

b)

A few years.

c)

A few hundred years

d)

Thousands to millions of years.

26.

What type of fossils is shown in the picture?

a)

Cast Fossil

b)

Mold Fossil

c)

Body Fossil

d)

Trace Fossil

27.

Whole fossilized animals are rare. What do paleontologists usually find?

a)

Hair, teeth and bones

b)

Shells, bones, and teeth

c)

Shells, bones, and hair

d)

Teeth, bones, and organs

28.

Scientists study fossils to find out more about...

a)

Changes in Earth's land

b)

Changes in Earth's environment

c)

Changes in living organisms that exist on Earth

d)

All of the above

29.

Entire organisms have been found preserved in...

(Be sure to choose ALL of the correct answers).

a)

amber (hardened tree sap)

b)

Ice

c)

Mud

d)

Rocks

30.

Finding fossils of the same organism in different places around the world supports the theory that Earth was once one large piece of land and the continents have been slowly moving apart for millions of years. What type of fossils are scientists using as their evidence?

a)

Index Fossils

b)

Trace Fossils

c)

Petrified Fossils

d)

Body Fossils

31.

A solid copy of the shape of an organism is...

a)

a fossil record

b)

a mold

c)

a carbon film

d)

a cast

32.

The gradual change in living things over time is..

a)

transition

b)

evolution

c)

age

d)

revolution

33.

Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by _______________ that hardens into rock over time.

a)

sediment

b)

people

c)

cement

d)

ants

34.

What type of fossils provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms?

a)

molds and casts

b)

petrified fossils

c)

trace fossils

d)

carbon films

35.

An organism is ______________ if it no longer exits and will never live again on Earth.

a)

rare

b)

extinct

c)

plentiful

d)

missing

36.

What is an extremely thin coating of carbon on rock?

a)

sediment

b)

sap

c)

tar

d)

carbon film

37.

A hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism is.....

a)

a cast

b)

a mold

c)

a trace fossil

d)

a petrified fossil

38.

A ______________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.

a)

biologist

b)

chemist

c)

paleontologist

d)

astronomer

39.

Scientist study the ____________________ to learn about the history of life, past environments on Earth, and how different groups of organisms have changed over time.

a)

fossil record

b)

animal record

c)

historical record

d)

Earth record

40.

Which of the following substances is not able to preserve entire organisms?

a)

sticky tar

b)

water

c)

amber

d)

ice

41.

Which process of the water cycle is similar to water droplets forming on grass early in the morning?

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

runoff

42.

Which of the following is porous under normal conditions?

a)

plastic cup

b)

raincoat

c)

coffee cup

d)

cotton shirt

43.

In which situation is percolation occurring?

a)

mud puddle drying up

b)

glass of orange juice setting on a table

c)

snow melting on a warm day

d)

water going through coffee grounds to make coffee

44.

What is another name for the water cycle?

a)

high quality H2O

b)

watershed

c)

hydrosphere

d)

hydrologic cycle

45.

An underground area of sediment and rock that is filled with groundwater is a?

a)

watershed

b)

reservoir

c)

geyser

d)

aquifer

46.

Which of the following states is the smallest amount of water found?

a)

water vapor

b)

ice

c)

liquid H2O

d)

groundwater

47.

How much of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

a)

97%

b)

71%

c)

29%

d)

17%

48.

Humans are directly involved in the water cycle because of?

a)

respiration

& perspiration

b)

respiration

& precipitation

c)

transpiration

& respiration

d)

none of these

49.

Water plays a major role in shaping the surface of the Earth, how?

a)

respiration

b)

erosion

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

50.

Volcanoes are important in the water cycle because they release this during eruptions?

a)

water vapor

b)

lava

c)

smoke

d)

hail

51.

This is responsible for keeping water constantly moving in the water cycle?

a)

sunlight

b)

wind

c)

earthquakes

d)

molten core of Earth

52.

What percentage of the Earth's water is saltwater, and cannot be used by people?

a)

99%

b)

97%

c)

71%

d)

3%

53.

All of the water on Earth makes up this?

a)

water table

b)

atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

none of these

54.

The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth is called?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

blue planet

c)

atmosphere

d)

water cycle

55.

An artificial or man made lake used to store water for human usage is a?

a)

water table

b)

water bed

c)

aquifer

d)

reservoir

56.

When water changes from a liquid to a gas, it is called?

a)

evaporation

b)

transpiration

c)

runoff

d)

condensation

57.

An area of land that catches all of the precipitation and surface runoff in an area?

a)

water table

b)

reservoir

c)

watershed

d)

aquifer

58.

Most of the frozen water on Earth is found in?

a)

groundwater

b)

glaciers

c)

geysers

d)

hail

59.

When plants lose water through pores in their leaves?

a)

evaporation

b)

transpiration

c)

runoff

d)

percolation

60.

The upper level of the groundwater is called?

a)

water table

b)

groundwater

c)

aquifer

d)

reservoir

61.

What is the hydrosphere?

a)

The water I drink at home

b)

The sum of the seas and oceans

c)

All the water on the Earth's surface, groundwater and vapour water

62.

Groundwater is...

a)

The water under the Earth's surface

b)

The water that forms the clouds

c)

The water of the swimming pool

63.

There are two states of water

a)

True

b)

False

64.

How many states of water are there?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

65.

Fresh water is the water of the seas and oceans

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Salt water is the water of the seas and oceans

a)

True

b)

False

67.

What is the name of the frozen water on Earth?

a)

Aquifer

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Ice caps

d)

Spring

68.

What is the name of this process?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Collection

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

69.

When solid water turns into liquid water it is called...

a)

Solid water

b)

Melting

c)

Condensation

d)

Freezing

70.

The source of a river is...

a)

Where the river is born

b)

Where the river ends

c)

The amount of river water

71.

The place where the river flows into the sea is called...

a)

Tributary

b)

Floodplains

c)

Source

d)

The mouth

72.

Guadalquivir river is an Andalusian river

a)

True

b)

False

73.
If all of the Earth's water were placed into a gallon jug, the freshwater would equal _____
a)
a single teaspoon
b)
a single tablespoon
c)
half a cup
d)
a single cup
74.
Of the three blue dots in the image, the biggest one represents _____
a)
all of the water on our planet
b)
all of the salt water on our planet
c)
all of the liquid fresh water on our planet
d)
all of the surface freshwater that is accessible
75.
Of the three blue dots in the image, the medium-sized dot represents _____
a)
all of the water on our planet
b)
all of the salt water on our planet
c)
all of the liquid fresh water on our planet
d)
all of the surface freshwater that is accessible
76.
Of the three blue dots in the image, the teeny-tiny dot represents _____
a)
all of the water on our planet
b)
all of the salt water on our planet
c)
all of the liquid fresh water on our planet
d)
all of the surface freshwater that is accessible
77.
Holding about one-fifth of the world's freshwater, what is the deepest lake in the world?
a)
North America's Lake Superior
b)
Africa's Lake Chad
c)
Russia's Lake Baikal
d)
Africa's Lake Tanganyika
78.
Which species of freshwater seal is found in Lake Baikal?
a)
the Caspian seal
b)
the nerpa
c)
the Ladoga seal
d)
the Saimaa ringed seal 
79.
How have the nerpa adapted to the thick ice that covers Lake Baikal in winter?
a)
their flippers are notably big and strong
b)
their skull is extra thick
c)
they have higher than average body fat
d)
their eyes are extra sensitive
80.
The nerpa use their super strong flippers to _____
a)
battle other nerpa for territory
b)
crawl onto large rocks 
c)
swim great distances under the ice
d)
make breathing holes in the ice
81.
Lake Chad is located on the edge of _____
a)
the Kalahari Desert in Africa
b)
the Gobi Desert in China
c)
the Sahara desert in Africa
d)
the Arabian Desert in Asia
82.
To deal with a lack of water , the addax antelope _____
a)
have longer legs than usual
b)
change the color of their hair
c)
grow long horns
d)
have humps like camels
83.
In the winter, the coat of the addax antelope turns to light brown to help them _____
a)
hide from predators
b)
absorb more heat
c)
reflect sunlight
d)
sneak up on prey
84.
Living things can survive with limited freshwater, but only if they can _____
a)
store large amounts of water
b)
adapt to their surroundings
c)
reflect sunlight
d)
change the color of their hair
85.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
86.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
87.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
88.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
89.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
90.
What is precipitation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
91.
When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.
a)
cold
b)
hot
c)
warm
d)
solid
92.
When water condenses, the liquid water forms ______________.
a)
water vapor
b)
steam
c)
air
d)
clouds
93.
Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.
a)
cold
b)
light
c)
heavy
d)
hot
94.
Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.
a)
cools
b)
heats up
c)
freezes
d)
lights up
95.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
96.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
97.
Where is most water found on Earth?
a)
glaciers
b)
lakes
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
98.
River, streams and oceans are all points of _____________ in the water cycle.
a)
collection 
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
evaporation
99.
Which type of rainfall would be most helpful to farmers? 
a)
rainfall that evaporates quickly
b)
rainfall that runs off the land quickly
c)
rainfall that soaks into the soil slowly 
d)
very little rainfall
100.
Many Utah towns use water from wells for drinking.  How does water get into wells? 
a)
it has to be poured into them from water tanks
b)
rain sinks down through the soil into them 
c)
it is pumped by large engines into the well
d)
it evaporates from inside the Earth
101.
What controls whether water is a gas, liquid, or solid ice? 
a)
the shape or size of the cup
b)
where it has been stored
c)
if it is being used for irrigation
d)
what its temperature is 
102.
Does the water cycle ever end?
a)
Yes, once water evaporates it is gone forever
b)
Yes, when it rains, the water goes into the ground forever
c)
No, once it evaporates the water fairies come and sing a rainy day song.
d)
No, the water cycle has been going on for billions of years, and will continue on forever.
103.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
104.
What is water vapor?
a)
Water on the lan
b)
Water in the air
c)
Water in plants
d)
Water in the water (hydrosphere)
105.

Of the 15 water scarce countries, 12 are in...

a)

United Kingdom and Canada

b)

America and Canada

c)

Southwest Asia and North Africa

d)

Russia and Germany

106.

Water pollution and waste plays a big factor in water shortage.

a)

True

b)

False

107.

Which answers are below are the reasons for unequal distribution?

a)

Being rich or poor

b)

There is no modern plumbing access to water

c)

fresh water access due to contaminated water and walking many miles to water source

d)

Water is often wasted for building projects and irrigation

e)

All the above

108.

What is the process that brings water to the farm areas where farmers do not have access to water?

a)

An extra long soaker hose

b)

hydroelectric power

c)

irrigation

d)

desalination

109.

What is the process that electricity is produced from energy of running water?

a)

desalination

b)

hydroelectric power

c)

irrigation

d)

windmills

110.

A process that removes salt from the ocean water.

a)

desalination

b)

hydroelectricity

c)

irrigation

d)

fossil water

111.

Two famous rivers known in Southwest Asia, in Iraq, that farmers use for irrigation

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Nile and Blue Nile

c)

Congo River

112.

Which Geographical feature in north Africa?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

atlantic ocean

c)

mediterranean sea

d)

atlas mountains

113.

According to the map above, the Persian Gulf is most geographically accessible by which group of countries?

a)

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iran

b)

Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia

c)

Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait

d)

Iran, Yemen, and Jordan

114.

What is the term used to describe an area that begins to have more desert like conditions.

a)

Steppe

b)

Wadi

c)

Desalinization

d)

Desertification

115.

Most farms in Egypt are successful because they are next to the Nile River (body of water) because

a)

It is rich from the silt and rich soil

b)

The land is dry and leaves behind the wadis

116.

Why is desalination not a practical process for water usage?

a)

No one knows how to do it

b)

It is too hard

c)

It is too expensive and not practical to meet the region's needs

117.

The Nile River flows north through Egypt and empties into

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

118.

What sea animal is this?

a)

Crab

b)

Starfish

c)

Pelican

d)

Fish

119.

What sea animal is this?

a)

Starfish

b)

Shark

c)

Dolphin

d)

Fish

120.

What sea animal is this?d

a)

Ray

b)

Shark

c)

Fish

d)

Dolphin

121.

What sea animal is this?

a)

Seahorse

b)

Crab

c)

Starfish

d)

Ray

122.

What sea animal is this?

a)

Shark

b)

Dolphin

c)

Seaweed

d)

Fish

123.

What sea animal is this?

a)

Crab

b)

Starfish

c)

Octopus

d)

Squid

124.

What sea animal is this?

a)

Octopus

b)

Pelican

c)

Fish

d)

Ray

125.

What sea animal is this?

a)

Pelican

b)

Fish

c)

Octopus

d)

Seahorse

126.

What sea animal is this?

a)

Crab

b)

Octopus

c)

Pelican

d)

Turtle

127.

What sea animal is this?

a)

Seaweed

b)

Octopus

c)

Shark

d)

Turtle

128.

A scientist finds a plant fossil. What question could be answered?

a)

The amount of rainfall occured

b)

How much oxygen was in the air

c)

information on surrounding environment

d)

What did the roots absorbed

129.

You found a fish fossil in your backyard. What conclusion can you make?

a)

Someone buried their pet fish

b)

The environment once had fish that lived on land

c)

The land used to be covered by water long ago

d)

Fish were made of bones and no scales.

130.

Look at the sedimentary rock layers below

How did the environment change between the C layer and the B layer?

a)

The ocean dried up and disappeared between the C and B layers.

b)

There is no change in the environment between C and B layers.

131.

A dinosaur fossil is shown.

Which question can scientist most likely answer from studying the fossils of the dinosaur?

a)

What was the pattern of the skin of the dinosaur?

b)

What was the type of food the dinosaur ate?

c)

How fast was the heart of the dinosaur beating?

d)

How many eggs were in the nest of the dinosaur?

132.

The diagram shows a rock layers next to a road. Layer 3 contains many plant fossils. Layer 3 most likely formed in which of these environment?

a)

Desert

b)

Forest

c)

Ocean

d)

Tundra

133.

Imagine that a student found a fossil of the leaf in your backyard. Which conclusion best represents the origin of the fossil based on the evidence shown?

a)

There were no animals in the area at the time this leaf was fossilized.

b)

The leaf made an imprint in the sediment before it hardened to rock.

c)

The plants at the time had bones which allowed them to be fossilized.

d)

The leaf was in the fossilized stomach of an animal.

134.

Fossilized plants give scientist information about the type of plants that lived long ago. What other information can fossilized plants provide?

a)

The kind of environment that existed long ago

b)

The kind of animals that were alive long ago

c)

The color of plants from long ago

d)

What dinosaurs looked like long ago

135.

An archeologist thinks that his dig site used to be creek environment. Which fossils would help support this hypothesis?

a)

Shark tooth

b)

fish, plant

136.

Observe the dinosaur fossil above. Based on the shape of their limbs, these dinosaurs most likely lived in what type of environments?

a)

Amphicoelias lived on land and Northosaurus lived in the ocean

b)

Nothosaurus lived on land and Amphicoelia lived in water.

137.

Which graph supports this investigation?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

138.
People who study fossils are called ____.
a)
meterologists
b)
fossilologists
c)
paleontologists
d)
fossil hunters
139.
Where can the oldest layer be found?
a)
The top layer
b)
The middle layer
c)
They are all the same age
d)
The bottom layer
140.

How do scientists learn about dinosaurs?

a)

by studying fossils

b)

by reading about them

c)

by watching movies

d)

by looking at pictures

141.
Which animal part would most likely form a fossil?
a)
Muscle 
b)
Fur
c)
Lung
d)
Bone 
142.

Which type of rock can contain fossils?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Stereosonic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Igneous

143.

Which statement is true?

a)

Layer C is the oldest

b)

Layer B is older than Layer A

c)

Layer B is older than Layer C

d)

Layer A is the youngest

144.

What type of fossil is pictured here?

a)

Mold fossil

b)

Trace fossil

c)

Cast fossil

d)

Body fossil

145.

What happens to insects when they become trapped in amber?

a)

they form molds

b)

they are preserved (they stay the same)

c)

they decay

d)

they form casts

146.

A Paleontologist finds a fossil of a fish on top of a mountain. She can infer that the area was once

a)

a desert

b)

underwater

c)

much colder

d)

much warmer

147.

Long ago, small organisms became trapped in sticky tree sap that hardened. What is the hardened sap called?

a)

amber

b)

a cast

c)

humus

d)

an imprint

148.

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

149.

Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?

a)

Animals are smaller than plants.

b)

Plants have harder bodies than animals.

c)

Plans have softer bodies than animals.

150.

An animal has sharp, pointy teeth, what can we infer about this animal?

a)

The animal lived in the water

b)

The animal lived near the beach.

c)

The animal ate only meat.

d)

The animal only ate plants.

151.

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

a)

An animal ate the fish.

b)

The water covered the area long ago.

c)

Today's fish looks the same

d)

The fish is extinct.

152.

How are an elephant and a mammoth alike?

a)

They are both endangered.

b)

They are both extinct.

c)

They both have tusks.

d)

They both live in a warm climate.

153.

What statement is true about fossils?

a)

All living organisms leave behind fossils.

b)

Fossils show that camels never change.

c)

Some living things have not really changed in millions of years.

d)

Plant fossils have never changed.

154.

What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?

a)

A plant or animal must be covered by sand and mud.

b)

A plant or animal must die and break down.

c)

An earthquake shifts the land up.

155.

Which of these animals is extinct?

a)

Camel

b)

Rhino

c)

Red Panda

d)

Saber-toothed cat

156.

This type of fossil is tree sap hardened and replaced by minerals.

a)

Petrified wood

b)

Imprint

c)

Amber

d)

Mold

157.

Turtles look much like they did millions of years ago. What can we infer about turtle fossils?

a)

They did not change over time.

b)

The turtle survived the ice age.

c)

Turtles went extinct.

d)

Turtles were never endangered.

158.

What can we infer about animals with dull teeth?

a)

They ate other animals.

b)

They ate only plants.

c)

They ate nothing.

d)

They only ate fish.

159.

_______________is a scientist who studies fossils.

a)

geologist

b)

fossilologist

c)

paleontologist

d)

extinct

160.

When something is _____________________ it no longer

exists.

a)

extinct

b)

preserved

c)

endangered

d)

rotting

161.

Which is NOT a reason scientists study fossils?

a)

They tell us how long a species existed on Earth.

b)

To learn how organisms are related to each other.

c)

How organisms communicated with each other.

d)

Fossils tell scientists the types of environments that organisms lived in.

162.

Which would be an example of a fossil?

a)

Rocks

b)

Dinosaur Footprint

c)

Oyster Pearl

163.

Which is NOT a way an organism could become a fossil?

a)

It can be frozen in ice.

b)

It can be quickly buried in sediment after death.

c)

It can be trapped in the sap of a tree.

d)

It can be left out in the sun to decompose.

164.

How do scientists learn about dinosaurs?

a)

by studying fossils

b)

by reading about them

c)

by watching movies

d)

by looking at pictures

165.

Fossils can tell us how organisms communicated with each other.

a)

True

b)

False

166.
Where can the oldest layer be found?
a)
The top layer
b)
The middle layer
c)
They are all the same age
d)
The bottom layer
167.
Look at the fossil above. Where would be the BEST place to find it?
a)
desert
b)
jungle
c)
near the ocean
d)
piedmont

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