Fossils Interim Review - 3rd Grade Unit 4

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What does it mean when a group of living things is extinct?

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It means that all members of the group have died.

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How do we know that different kinds of plants and animals lived in Georgia long ago?

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We find fossils of them.

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What do fossils help us learn about?

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Fossils help us learn about life in the past.

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What is necessary for fossils to form?

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Time is necessary for fossils to form.

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Why are the soft parts of a shark's body not preserved as a fossil?

Back

They decayed or were eaten before fossilization could occur.

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What are fossils?

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Fossils are the remains or traces of plants and animals that lived long ago.

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What can fossils tell us about the environment of the past?

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Fossils can show us what the environment was like where the plants and animals lived.

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What is the process of fossilization?

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Fossilization is the process where remains of living things are preserved over time.

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Can we find fossils of all living things?

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No, we cannot find fossils of all living things; some may have decayed or not been preserved.

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What types of organisms can become fossils?

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Hard parts of organisms, like bones and shells, can become fossils.