"Should Skeletons Be For Sale?" Vocab Quiz

What is an auction?

• A sale of goods to the highest bidder

• A type of fossil

• A scientific study

• A piece of cake

What does the verb "compensate" mean?

• To sell at an auction

• To provide money or something in return for something else

• To study fossils

• To collect plant samples

Who is a paleontologist?

• A person who sells goods

• A scientist who studies fossils

• A person who compensates others

• A person who collects remnants

What is a remnant?

• A type of auction

• A part of something that remains

• A scientific study

• A type of specimen

What is a specimen?

• A sale of goods

• A type of fossil

• An individual plant or animal sample

• A piece of cake

What does the word "paleo" mean in Greek?

• New

• Ancient

• Study

• Being

What does the word "onto" mean in Greek?

• Study

• Being

• Ancient

• New

What does the word "-logy" mean in Greek?

• Study

• Being

• Ancient

• New

What is an example of a remnant?

• A fossil

• Crumbs on a plate

• A plant sample

• A scientific study

What is the purpose of a specimen in scientific studies?

• To sell at an auction

• To provide compensation

• To serve as an example of its species

• To remain as a remnant