Fossils Unit Review

When something is preserved, it is...

• Old

• Very tired

• Protected

• Dug out of the ground.

An ancient organism is...

• Something that people lost.

• Something that lived a long time ago.

• Something you can buy at the store.

• A fossil that shows an animal's movement.

The movement of the Earth has nothing to do with fossils.

• True

• False

Paleontologists only want to study the fossils of dinosaurs.

• True

• False

True or False: Paleontologists have to be messy, clumsy and impatient.

• True

• False

A paleontologist discovers the fossils of a sand dollar and a piece of coral deep in the mountains. What could this fossil tell us about the environment it was found in?

• A long time ago, the area where this was found was really cold.

• A long time ago, the area where this was found was covered in water.

• A long time ago, the area where this was found was on a mountain.

• A long time ago, dinosaurs lived in this area.

A paleontologist is studying ancient birds' bones. What type of fossil did she find?

• trace fossil

• cast fossil

• preserved remains

• petrified fossil

A paleontologist finds a fossil of a woolly mammoth in Florida. We know that woolly mammoths had thick fur coats. What can you infer about the environment in Florida many years ago?

• Many years ago it was really cold in Florida.

• Many years ago it was really hot in Florida.

• Many years ago it was really wet in Florida.

• Woolly mammoths liked to swim.

While digging in the sandbox, you find hardened rocks that have hardened paw prints in them! What type of fossil have you found?

• trace fossils

• petrified fossils

• mold fossils

• cast fossils

While hiking near your home, you find a drop of hardened tree sap with a fly trapped inside! What type of fossil have you found?

• cast fossil

• preserved remains

• mold fossil

• trace fossil