4.12C Vocabulary Quiz

Name

1. Model

• representation used to help us better understand complex ideas
• preserved remains of an ancient organism
• occurs when all living members of a species die
• the organization of life and environments from long ago
• a scientist who studies the remains of ancient organisms

2. Fossil

• preserved remains of an ancient organism
• occurs when all living members of a species die
• representation used to help us better understand complex ideas
• the organization of life and environments from long ago
• a scientist who studies the remains of ancient organisms

3. Extinction

• occurs when all living members of a species die
• preserved remains of an ancient organism
• representation used to help us better understand complex ideas
• the organization of life and environments from long ago
• a scientist who studies the remains of ancient organisms

4. Fossil Record

• the organization of life and environments from long ago
• preserved remains of an ancient organism
• occurs when all living members of a species die
• representation used to help us better understand complex ideas
• a scientist who studies the remains of ancient organisms

5. Decay

• the slow breakdown of plants and animals over time
• preserved remains of an ancient organism
• occurs when all living members of a species die
• representation used to help us better understand complex ideas
• the organization of life and environments from long ago

6. Paleontologist

• a scientist who studies the remains of ancient organisms
• preserved remains of an ancient organism
• occurs when all living members of a species die
• representation used to help us better understand complex ideas
• the organization of life and environments from long ago

7. Which fossil would help to explain that an area was once covered by an ocean?

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

8. Which fossil would help to explain that an area was once a forest?

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

9. Fossils are typically found in sedimentary rock and can provide scientists with valuable information about the organism and the environment in which it lived. Which layer of sedimentary rock is considered the oldest and would be where most fossils are discovered?

• The top layer
• The bottom layer
• The middle layers
• All layers are the same age