Fossils Hmh

Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• dinosaur

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

An animal has sharp, pointy teeth, what can we infer about this animal?

• The animal lived in the water

• The animal lived near the beach.

• The animal is a carnivore.

• The animal only ate plants.

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

• An animal ate the fish.

• That water covered the area long ago.

• Today's fish looks the same

• The fish is endangered.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What statement is true about fossils?

• All living organisms leave behind fossils.

• Fossils show that camels never change.

• Some living things have not really changed in millions of years.

• Plant fossils have never changed.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?

• A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.

• A plant or animal must die and decompose.

• Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.

• An earthquake shifts the land up.

This type of fossil is tree sap hardened and replaced by minerals.

• Petrified wood

• Imprint

• Amber

• Mold

Turtles look much like they did millions of years ago. What can we infer about turtle fossils?

• They did not change over time.

• The turtle survived the ice age.

• Turtles went extinct.

• Turtles were never endangered.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What can we infer about animals with dull teeth?

• They ate other animals.

• They ate only plants.

• They ate nothing.

• They only ate fish.

What conclusion can be made by only looking at this fossil?

• the age of the animal

• what kind of sound it made

• the color

• the type of animal it was

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2