Which part of an animal is most likely to become a fossil?
C.
Which modern day animal does this fossil look like most? Fish, Snail, Salamander, Turtle
Turtle
What type of environment did these animals most likely live?
Aquatic
Pig, Bear, Tiger, Elephant
Elephant
Which statement is true about fossils?
D.
What cannot become a fossil in rock?
Soft body parts
The photo shows a fossil.
B
What can scientist study to learn the most about animals that are extinct?
A.
What does the word extinct mean?
C.
Which of these happens first when a fossil forms?
A.
What might a scientist learn from a dinosaur fossil?
B.
Which is not a way a fossil is formed?
C
Which materials preserve soft parts of an organism
B and D
Which pictures are fossils?
1 and 3
Which type of organism has been found on Earth for the longest period of time?
Fish
Which is the correct answer?
B.
What type of fossil has once living material been replaced by minerals?
A.
True or False: Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.
True
What are the remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago called?
Fossils
A scientist is studying an extinct bird. Which fossil would help the scientist learn more about the bird?
C.
Which is the correct answer?
B
What is a dinosaur?
D
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