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What is a paleontologist?

• A person who studies rocks

• A scientist who studies fossils

• A doctor who studies plants

• A teacher who studies animals

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What does the fossil of an animal with large flat teeth tell us about the animal?

• It was a meat eater

• It was an herbivore

• It was an omnivore

• It was a scavenger

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What does the term 'extinct' mean?

• The animal is still found alive on the earth

• The animal is no longer found alive on the earth

• The animal is endangered

• The animal is a herbivore

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What is amber?

• A type of mineral

• A hardened tree sap

• A type of rock

• A type of fossil fuel

What is carbonization in relation to fossils?

• When the fossil is formed through mummification

• When mineral deposits form a cast of the organism

• When the fossil is preserved in ice

• When all the elements of the organism are dissolved except for the carbon

What is a cast or a mold fossil?

• A type of mineral deposit

• A type of rock formation

• A type of fossil fuel

• An impression of a living organism

How long can some fossils be preserved in ice?

• By being covered in mud

• By being buried in the earth

• By being quickly dried out

• As long as the ice doesn't melt

What is mummification in relation to fossils?

• When mineral deposits form a cast of the organism

• When the dead organism quickly dries out

• When the fossil is preserved in ice

• When the organism dissolves in the Earth

What is permineralization in relation to fossils?

• When the fossil is preserved in ice

• When all the elements of the organism are dissolved except for the carbon

• When mineral deposits form a cast of the organism

Why are fossils important?

• Because they are pretty to look at

• Because they are valuable for selling

• Because they give us evidence of past life

• Because they are used for making jewelry

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