Fossils and Extinction

Scientists that study fossils are called:

• Botanists

• Paleontologists

• Geologists

• Archaeologists

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What does it mean if a plant or an animal is extinct?

• It is found in many places

• It no longer exists

• It is very rare

• It is endangered

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What are organisms?

• Non-living things

• Living things

• Rocks and minerals

• Fossils

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Fossils are the preserved _______ or traces of organisms that lived in the _______.

• bones; present

• remains; past

• plants; future

• shells; ocean

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Fossils can be used to understand _______ events and _______.

• future; predictions

• historical; evolution

• weather; climate

• current; geography

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What are the four types of fossils?

• Mold, cast, trace, true form

• Rock, mineral, bone, shell

• Plant, animal, insect, bird

• Water, air, fire, earth

Trace fossils are a _______ trail, burrow, or any other "trace" of a plant or an animal.

• fossilized

• living

• imaginary

• colorful

Mold fossils are formed when an organism dies and it is covered by _______ forming an impression.

• water

• soil

• sand

• rock

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Cast fossils are formed when _______ fill the inside of a mold fossil. This creates a _______ that looks like the organism!

• water; picture

• minerals; replica

• air; shadow

• plants; model

What kind of fossils are dinosaur skeletons you see in a museum?

• Mold fossils

• Cast fossils

• Trace fossils

• True form fossils