WorksheetsFossils and Extinction Quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is a fossil?
A type of rock
Preserved remains of a living thing from long ago
A type of plant
A type of animal
What does the term "extinct" mean?
A living organism
A type of fossil
An organism that no longer lives on Earth
A type of plant
What can fossils help scientists do?
Create new animals
Identify how organisms appeared when they were alive
Grow plants
Make new rocks
What can fossil footprints show?
The color of an animal
The size and shape of an animal’s foot
The diet of an animal
The sound an animal made
What are the two main types of fossils?
Rock fossils and plant fossils
Body fossils and trace fossils
Animal fossils and plant fossils
Bone fossils and shell fossils
What do body fossils preserve?
The color of an organism
The sound an organism made
The bodies and body parts of organisms
The smell of an organism
What is an example of a body fossil?
A footprint
A leaf fossil
A sound recording
A shadow
What is amber?
A type of rock
Sticky tree sap that hardens
A type of plant
A type of animal
What do trace fossils show?
How an organism lived or behaved
The color of an organism
The sound an organism made
The smell of an organism
What is evidence?
A guess
Proof that something is true
A type of fossil
A type of plant
What can fossil footprints tell us about?
The color of an animal
The movement of an animal
The diet of an animal
The sound an animal made
What types of fossils are found in Texas?
Only plant fossils
Only rock fossils
Body fossils and trace fossils
Only shell fossils
What is an example of a trace fossil?
A bone
A plant imprint
A leaf
A shell
What can scientists learn from plant fossils?
The color of the plant
The taste of the plant
What extinct plants looked like
The sound the plant made
What are trace fossils?
Fossils that are made of gold
Impressions left by plants in soft mud or clay
Fossils that glow in the dark
Fossils found only in water
What can fossilized leaves tell scientists?
The plant's favorite food
The plant's age
Information about leaf shape and number
The plant's height
What did scientists discover in 1861?
A new type of tree
The fossil remains of a single feather
A new planet
A new type of fish
What name was given to the animal discovered in 1861?
Tyrannosaurus
Archaeopteryx
Stegosaurus
Velociraptor
What features did the Archaeopteryx have that were similar to modern birds?
Scales and fins
Feathers and bones
Gills and tails
Shells and claws
What features of the Archaeopteryx were more similar to dinosaurs?
Its wings and beak
Its teeth and claws
Its eyes and ears
Its tail and legs
What can animal fossils provide clues about?
The animal's favorite color
How extinct animals appeared and behaved
The animal's favorite song
The animal's dreams
What did scientists use to imagine how a living Archaeopteryx might have appeared?
A time machine
Fossil evidence
A magic spell
A computer game
