Fossil Records

What are the hardened remains of living things that died long ago?

• Extinct

• Fossils

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Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?

• Plants are bigger than animals.

• There were more ancient animals than plants.

• Plants have softer body parts than animals.

I found a fossil that looked like footprints. What kind of fossil did I most likely find?

• Cast
• Trace
• Mold
• Igneous

What part of an animal will most likely become a fossil?

• Muscle

• Eyelash

• Bone

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People who study fossils are called ____.

• meterologists

• fossilologists

• paleontologists

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_____ is any living thing, plant or animal, even you!

• A paleontologist

• An organism

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What happens when a group of animals become extinct?

• All of its members have died.

• Only a few of its members are still living.

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_{Which rock layer in the diagram is the oldest?}

• F

• E

• A

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What word do we use to describe a species which has no members still living?

• endangered
• extinct

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Why is it important for paleontologist to study fossils?

• to learn more about the future

• to learn more about the present

• to learn more about the past

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